AFP, New Delhi :
An Uber taxi driver allegedly raped a 25-year-old woman in the Indian capital before threatening to kill her if she alerted police, the company and local reports said Sunday.
The woman, an executive for a finance company, dozed off in the taxi as she was returning home from dinner with friends on Friday night, media reported.
The woman has told police she woke to find the taxi parked in a secluded place where the driver assaulted and raped her, before dumping her near her home in north New Delhi.
The attack is a blow to Uber’s reputation in India, where women are extremely safety-conscious after dark following a string of rapes that sparked global shock and anger.
The woman clicked a photograph of the car’s number plate and then reported the crime to police, an officer told the Press Trust of India news agency.
“We have identified the cab company and the driver, who is in his mid-30s. Raids are being conducted to nab him,” the officer said.
The company said it was working with police to solve the “terrible crime”, while the driver’s licence has been suspended.
An Uber taxi driver allegedly raped a 25-year-old woman in the Indian capital before threatening to kill her if she alerted police, the company and local reports said Sunday.
The woman, an executive for a finance company, dozed off in the taxi as she was returning home from dinner with friends on Friday night, media reported.
The woman has told police she woke to find the taxi parked in a secluded place where the driver assaulted and raped her, before dumping her near her home in north New Delhi.
The attack is a blow to Uber’s reputation in India, where women are extremely safety-conscious after dark following a string of rapes that sparked global shock and anger.
The woman clicked a photograph of the car’s number plate and then reported the crime to police, an officer told the Press Trust of India news agency.
“We have identified the cab company and the driver, who is in his mid-30s. Raids are being conducted to nab him,” the officer said.
The company said it was working with police to solve the “terrible crime”, while the driver’s licence has been suspended.
