The Asia-Pacific head of US-based cab service Uber will be questioned by Delhi Police for the second consecutive day on Wednesday after a 27-year-old finance executive alleged rape by the company's driver.
Police escort Uber cab driver Shiv Kumar Yadav, who is accused of raping a woman executive, after his court appearance in New Delhi on Monday. (Raj K Raj/HT photo)
Eric Alexander, the Uber Asia-Pacific head was issued a notice by police under section 91 CrPC to provide certain documents of the company.
Subsequently, he joined the investigation on Tuesday and met senior police officials of north district at Civil Lines.
"We have asked him to submit documents under eight pointers which include details of all the taxis amid its drivers working with them and how they checked their
antecedents and the details of the directors of the company," said a senior police official.
The accused driver, Shiv Kumar Yadav, had allegedly raped the woman on Friday night when the victim was headed back home in north Delhi's Inderlok area.
Delhi Police has been questioning senior Uber officials for the last three days.
Alexander, along with other senior Uber executives, also visited the Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) office Tuesday after being summoned by it.
Delhi Police has already filed an FIR against Uber, charging it with cheating its customers and defying government orders. The company was also banned from operating in Delhi on Monday followed by Hyderabad on Tuesday.
In an interview to HT , Uber’s Head of Asia operations Allen Penn said that Uber's image was their last concern.
"We want to see that justice is done." He also apologised to Uber users and said that safety was the cab service's number one priority. He also pledged support to the survivor's family. "It is a terrible crime that has happened and we are deeply sorry for her what has happened to her."
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