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Taxi driver molests US tourist on Delhi-Dehradun highway

A taxi driver was arrested on Tuesday in Uttar Pradesh for allegedly molesting a US tourist on the Delhi-Dehradun highway

FP Archives|May 14, 2014, 12:06:04 IST

Lucknow: A taxi driver was arrested on Tuesday in Uttar Pradesh for allegedly molesting a US tourist on the Delhi-Dehradun highway, police said.[caption id="attachment_1360839" align="alignleft" width="300"] Representational Image Reuters[/caption]The woman tourist hired a cab from Delhi to visit Rishikesh town on the Ganga and the driver en route allegedly molested her. He was arrested in Muzaffarnagar city and booked under Section 354 of the Indian Penal Code and sent to jail, said a police official.The incident took place around 1 a.m. Tuesday at an isolated place on the highway near Nayi Mandi Kotwali area.The woman raised an alarm which people at a roadside eatery heard. They ran to rescue her. The driver was hauled up and handed over to police.The driver was identified as Samay Singh, resident of Saharanpur district in the state, said the police.IANS

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