Yahoo – AFP,
8 Dec 2014
Uber has been banned from operating in New Delhi with immediate effect and the company will be blacklisted from providing any future transport services (AFP) |
The Delhi
city government on Monday banned Uber from operating in the Indian capital
after a passenger accused one of its drivers of rape, dealing a fresh blow to
the reputation of the online taxi service.
Uber is
banned from operating in the capital with immediate effect and the company will
be blacklisted from providing transport services in future, a government
statement said.
"(The)
Transport Department has banned all activities relating to providing any
transport service by the www.Uber.com with immediate effect," it said.
Friday's
alleged attack on the woman has dealt a major blow to the reputation of the
company, which claims to put passengers' safety first.
Local media
reports say it failed to do a background check on the driver, who faced a
separate rape allegation in 2011 and was acquitted the following year.
The
32-year-old man will appear in court on Monday after police tracked him down
and arrested him on Sunday in his native Uttar Pradesh state, where he had
fled.
Special
commissioner Deepak Mishra, said Sunday that early investigations showed GPS
had not been installed in the taxi and police background checks were not
conducted on the driver.
However
Uber said it had complied with city regulations. Background checks are
"currently absent in (Delhi's) commercial transportation licensing
programmes," chief executive Travis Kalanick said in a statement.
"What
happened over the weekend in New Delhi is horrific. Our entire team's hearts go
out to the victim of this despicable crime," the statement added.
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