New Delhi: Uber, the app-based taxi service, has 4000 drivers working for it in Delhi. But Uber's General Manager (Marketing) Gagan Bhatia has reportedly told the police that the company has no idea whether any of them have undergone police verification or have a mandatory PSV (Public Service Vehicle) badge. (Read: Arrested Twice Earlier for Rape: Uber Driver's Chilling Record)
The Uber executive has been questioned by the police after its cab driver, Shiv Kumar Yadav, was arrested for allegedly raping a woman passenger last week.(Read: Uber charged...)
The police have filed a cheating case against the company. "FIR has been registered against Uber for cheating its customers and violating lawful orders of government," said Deputy Commissioner of Police (North) Madhur Verma. (Read: A Week Ago, Woman Reported Uber Driver Shiv Kumar Yadav For 'Staring')
According to the company's website, all Uber ridesharing and livery partners must go through a rigorous background check that leads the industry. Yesterday, in a statement, Uber CEO Travis Kalanick said, "We will work with the government to establish clear background checks".
The Uber executive has been questioned by the police after its cab driver, Shiv Kumar Yadav, was arrested for allegedly raping a woman passenger last week.(Read: Uber charged...)
The police have filed a cheating case against the company. "FIR has been registered against Uber for cheating its customers and violating lawful orders of government," said Deputy Commissioner of Police (North) Madhur Verma. (Read: A Week Ago, Woman Reported Uber Driver Shiv Kumar Yadav For 'Staring')
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According to the company's website, all Uber ridesharing and livery partners must go through a rigorous background check that leads the industry. Yesterday, in a statement, Uber CEO Travis Kalanick said, "We will work with the government to establish clear background checks".
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