Delhi Police file FIR against Uber cab service
9 Dec 2014 6:17 AM IST
Delhi Police have filed an FIR against Uber on Monday, alleging ‘criminal negligence’ and ‘abatement to the crime’ on part of the company. Gagan Bhatia, in-charge of Uber’s operations in India, during his day-long questioning has not been able to provide much information to the police regarding the company’s operations and its policies, said a senior police official.
“We wanted to know the role of the company while it brings the customer and the car driver into contact through its app (mobile application). What is the liability of the company if the driver commits a crime as in this case, what is the business model, how it works, who are its promoters, and basics like that,” said the senior official.
But Bhatia could not come up with satisfactory answers to these questions posed by cops and he has been asked to produce the documents regarding the operations of the company in India, said the senior official seeking anonymity.
The senior official further said the police have come across gross violations on part of the company in terms of violation of the Motor Vehicle Act and others.
Earlier in the day, the police said: “We may book the company under Sections 188 CrPc and others. As of now we are seeing what sections could be added and whether a separate FIR has to be filed or it could be merged in the same FIR.”
Later, in the evening Delhi Police Commissioner, BS Bassi also pointed out that there were “certain gaps in the system” and the company “had certain responsibilities” in the case.
In Delhi, two kinds of taxies ply — traditional black-and-yellow taxis and radio cabs. Radio Taxis were introduced in 2006 and they work under certain conditions laid down by the Radio Taxi policy of 2006.
“We wanted to know the role of the company while it brings the customer and the car driver into contact through its app (mobile application). What is the liability of the company if the driver commits a crime as in this case, what is the business model, how it works, who are its promoters, and basics like that,” said the senior official.
But Bhatia could not come up with satisfactory answers to these questions posed by cops and he has been asked to produce the documents regarding the operations of the company in India, said the senior official seeking anonymity.
The senior official further said the police have come across gross violations on part of the company in terms of violation of the Motor Vehicle Act and others.
Earlier in the day, the police said: “We may book the company under Sections 188 CrPc and others. As of now we are seeing what sections could be added and whether a separate FIR has to be filed or it could be merged in the same FIR.”
Later, in the evening Delhi Police Commissioner, BS Bassi also pointed out that there were “certain gaps in the system” and the company “had certain responsibilities” in the case.
In Delhi, two kinds of taxies ply — traditional black-and-yellow taxis and radio cabs. Radio Taxis were introduced in 2006 and they work under certain conditions laid down by the Radio Taxi policy of 2006.
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