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| Uber Banned in Delhi, CEO Tries to |
| Uber Banned in Delhi, CEO Tries to Dodge Blame: 10 Developments
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| INDIA
, 8-December-2014
5:27:31 AM |
| Uber, the app that allows users to hail taxis, has been banned in Delhi by the Transport Department after one of its drivers was arrested for rape
1The driver, Shiv Kumar Yadav, was arrested in his village in Uttar Pradesh on Sunday evening. He had abandoned the taxi he owned a day before that.
2He is accused of raping a 27-year-old finance executive in South Delhi on Friday night.
3Uber, which allows users to hail a taxi through its easy-to-use app, allegedly failed to run basic background checks on the driver, who was hired six months ago. A statement by Uber CEO Travis Kalanick pledged to support the police investigation and said, "We will work with the government to establish clear background checks currently absent in their commercial transportation licensing programs." (Read: Full statement by Uber CEO)
4Shiv Kumar Yadav was arrested for sexual assault three years ago in Delhi, but he was acquitted later.
5Uber has not commented yet on whether it was aware of this earlier case against the driver.
6Uber has joined the investigation into the incident. Sources say if it emerges that Uber did not follow the required processes in checking the record of the driver, it's likely to face a case of criminal culpability.
7"Every violation by Uber will be evaluated and we will go for legal recourse," said Madhur Verma, Deputy Commissioner with the Delhi Police.
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