"We have registered a separate FIR against Uber under Section 420
(cheating) of IPC. In inveatigations so far, it emerged that the company
cheated their customer on the pretext of providing safe commuting with
duly verfied driver," Deputy Commissioner of Police (North) Madhur Verma
said.
Earlier in the day, a senior Delhi Police official said "we may book the company under CrPc section 188 and other charges as criminal negligence and abetment to the crime have been made out against Uber".
The investigations have gathered momentum amid growing outrage over the rape allegedly by a driver of Uber who had been arrested on Sunday.
"We wanted to know the role of the company while it brings the customer and the car driver into contact through its App. What is the liability of the company if the driver commits a crime as in this case? What is the business model, how it works, who are its promoters?" the officer said.
Sources privy to the investigation said Uber's General Manager (Marketing) Gagan Bhatia, who claims to be the in-charge of the company's India operations, during his day-long questioning, has not been able to provide much information to the police regarding the company's operations and its policies.
Bhatia could not come up with satisfactory answers to these questions posed by police and he has been asked to produce the documents regarding the operations of the company in India.
Earlier in the day, a senior Delhi Police official said "we may book the company under CrPc section 188 and other charges as criminal negligence and abetment to the crime have been made out against Uber".
The investigations have gathered momentum amid growing outrage over the rape allegedly by a driver of Uber who had been arrested on Sunday.
"We wanted to know the role of the company while it brings the customer and the car driver into contact through its App. What is the liability of the company if the driver commits a crime as in this case? What is the business model, how it works, who are its promoters?" the officer said.
Sources privy to the investigation said Uber's General Manager (Marketing) Gagan Bhatia, who claims to be the in-charge of the company's India operations, during his day-long questioning, has not been able to provide much information to the police regarding the company's operations and its policies.
Bhatia could not come up with satisfactory answers to these questions posed by police and he has been asked to produce the documents regarding the operations of the company in India.
Source: Chhattisgarh Hindi News and MP Hindi News
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