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Delhi Police arrest Ola cab driver for allegedly molesting Belgian woman

A 23-year-old Belgian woman was allegedly molested by a Ola cab driver in south east Delhi's C R Park area last night.

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|May 08, 2016, 14:27:59 IST

New Delhi: A 23-year-old Belgian woman was allegedly molested by an Ola cab driver in south east Delhi'sCR Park area on Saturday night with police arresting the accused hours later.The accused, Raj Singh who is a native of Rajasthan's Alwar district, was arrested after an FIR was registered.[caption id="attachment_2741832" align="alignleft" width="380"]Representational image. Reuters Representational image. Reuters[/caption]The woman, who identified herself as a language translator, told police that she had booked the cab from Gurgaon and during the journey the cab driver allegedly kissed her."The driver deliberately took the wrong route after Hauz Khas and when the woman told him that she will ask her friend, he took her phone and deleted all the records related to Ola," a senior police official said.He also called her over to the front seat claiming that his GPS was not working and then allegedly kissed her, police said.The woman has been staying in India since February and is supposed to return on Sunday night.After stepping out of the cab near CR Park area, she informed the police about the incident at around 10 pm. The name of the cab owner is Vikram Singh.Ola has also terminated the driver from its platform."The said driver has been terminated from the platform with immediate effect. We will share all required information with the authorities to help resolve this for the customer. We have zero tolerance to such behaviour from drivers on the platform," Ola said in a statement.

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First Published:May 08, 2016, 14:20:32 IST
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