The driver for international tax-booking service Uber suspected of
raping a woman in New Delhi was escorted by police Monday to a court
in the Indian capital to face charges.
Shiv Kumar Yadav was expected to be formally charged with raping the
finance company employee on Friday night when he was hired to ferry
her home from a dinner engagement, police said.
The 32-year-old suspect was arrested Sunday in his hometown of
Mathura, about 160 kilometres south of the Indian capital. Uber has
suspended the driver's account and was co-operating with authorities,
the company said in a statement.
"We have brought him to Delhi," Police Commissioner Bhim Sain Bassi said.
Police told Press Trust of India they were working to verify Yadav's
claims that he had been acquitted of rape charges in 2011, after
spending seven months in jail.
The news agency PTI said the 26-year-old woman who reported Friday's
rape had fallen asleep during the ride home. When she woke up, she
found the car parked in a secluded place, and the driver then
threatened her and raped her.
"The vehicle used in the crime has been found and brought to Delhi,
where it will be subjected to a thorough forensic examination," Home
Minister Rajnath Singh said.
A crowd of angry protesters rallied outside the Indian home minister's
residence on Monday, demanding more action by officials to ensure
safety for women.
(http://www.cbc.ca/m/touch/world/story/1.2863464)
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