FIR filed against Uber in rape case for alleged cheating

"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.

Source: Chhattisgarh Hindi News and MP Hindi News

Uber cab driver accused of rape was trying to flee to Nepal after crime: Police

The accused, identified as Shiv Kumar Yadav, had married his own widowed sister-in-law and had told her and his stepson to be ready with the baggage.

"He had purchased a new mobile phone and SIM card in Mathura and was in touch with them through that. He had told them that he had had an altercation with someone and they were trying to implicate him in a false case so they should leave their rented accommodation in Chandrapuri locality of Mathura. He was collecting money to either flee to Nepal or Gorakhpur," said a senior police official.

Yadav was using three mobile phones and police will take him to Meerut to recover the smartphone which had the Uber App used in the crime.

During his three days in police custody, investigators will try and determine whether he victimized his other feamle customers as well.

Source: Chhattisgarh Hindi News and MP Hindi News

Delhi's Trilokpuri prohibitory orders relaxed for 11 hours

"The prohibitory order relaxation has been effective from 6 am and will go up to 5pm on Thursday," said Joint Commissioner of Police Sanjay Beniwal. Two groups of Hindus and Muslims clashed on Diwali Oct 23 after which the authorities imposed prohibitory orders banning Gatherings and movements of people.

Police gave a six-hour relaxation in view of the Chhath Puja on Wednesday. Besides, police decided to organise a community meeting Thursday."We will hold a meeting with both the groups and they would also sing national anthem, so that we can inculcate a sense of harmony and bring peace in the area," said Beniwal.

So far, 68 people have been arrested for the clashes. Trilokpuri, divided into 36 blocks, is being manned by over 1,000 security personnel from Delhi Police, Rapid Action Force and Central Reserve Police Force along with over 30 police vans, water cannons and riot control vehicles.

Source: MP News in Hindi and Chhattisgarh Hindi News