Online taxi-hailing service Uber has applied for a radio taxi licence and will restart operations in Delhi, after it was banned following allegations that one of its drivers raped a female passenger, an unnamed company spokesman said to news agency Reuters.
Uber will improve passenger safety by introducing additional safety measures including more stringent driver checks, an in-app emergency button and a dedicated incident response team, the company said.
In December, a 27-year-old financial executive said she fell asleep in an Uber cab on her way home and was driven to a deserted area and raped. The driver, Shiv Kumar Yadav, has been arrested; a fast-track trial has begun.
It was revealed the man was out on bail for sexual assault and Uber acknowledged that it did not carry out background checks on drivers in India.
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