New Delhi, May 8 : An Ola cab driver was arrested and despatched to 14-day judicial custody on costs of molesting a 23-year-old Belgian girl he was ferrying from Gurgaon to right here.
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj sought a report from Delhi Lt. Governor Najeeb Jung on the case.
The driver, recognized as Raj Singh, 23, from Rajasthan, has been terminated from Ola’s platform, the corporate stated.
In her grievance, the Belgian lady stated she was travelling on Saturday within the cab from Gurgaon to Delhi when she was molested by the driver, Deputy Commissioner of Police Mandeep Singh Randhawa instructed.
The officer mentioned the driver was arrested from Gurgaon round 3 a.m. on Sunday and booked for molestation. “Now we have additionally seized the car bearing registration number HR55 W 3346.”
One other police officer, who’s a part of the investigation staff, informed that the lady hired the cab round 5.30 p.m. on Saturday from Gurgaon’s DLF space to go to Delhi to meet her pal.
“At first, the driver initially pretended he couldn’t discover the place she wished to go and drove round, after which advised her that the cab’s GPS system was not working and she or he ought to come to the entrance and assist him with the instructions.
“As she got here and sat, he then snatched her cell and deleted all her contacts in order that she couldn’t call anybody fast. After that he molested her earlier than leaving her in Govindpuri space (in south Delhi) round 7.30 p.m.,” stated the officer, citing the woman’s complaint.
“The woman then known as the Police Management Room and we managed to arrest the driver with the assistance of technical surveillance,” the officer added.
Ola assured they are going to present all assist to police and the had eliminated the driver instantly.
“The driver has been terminated from the platform with instant impact.
“We’ll share all required data with the authorities to assist resolve this for the client. We’ve zero tolerance for such behaviour from drivers,” the cab aggregator stated in a press release.