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New Delhi bans Uber after alleged rape by driver

NEW DELHI — Uber, the US online ride-hailing service, has been banned from operating in the Indian capital with immediate effect after a young female passenger was allegedly raped by one if its drivers, the Hindustan Times reported.

Protestors from All India Students Association (AISA) demonstrate outside the Delhi Police headquarters after a taxi driver from the international cab-booking service Uber allegedly raped a young woman Friday in New Delhi, India, Sunday, Dec. 7, 2014. Photo: AP

Protestors from All India Students Association (AISA) demonstrate outside the Delhi Police headquarters after a taxi driver from the international cab-booking service Uber allegedly raped a young woman Friday in New Delhi, India, Sunday, Dec. 7, 2014. Photo: AP

NEW DELHI — Uber, the US online ride-hailing service, has been banned from operating in the Indian capital with immediate effect after a young female passenger was allegedly raped by one if its drivers, the Hindustan Times reported.

The Delhi government has blacklisted Uber from providing transport services due to the behaviour of its driver, the newspaper said, quoting a statement from the transport ministry.

The news could not be independently verified but was reported by other news outlets. Repeated calls to officials at the city’s transport department went unanswered.

Police said they were considering legal action against the online taxi service for failing to run background checks on the driver, who was arrested yesterday (Dec 7) and due to be brought before a court today. The suspect, 32-year-old Shiv Kumar Yadav, was expected to be charged with raping a finance company employee on Friday night. He had been hired to ferry her home from a dinner engagement.

The CEO of the San Francisco-based company, Mr Travis Kalanick, said the company would do “everything to bring the perpetrator to justice and to support the victim and her family in her recovery”. AP,REUTERS

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