Indian court convicts Uber driver of raping woman passenger
Xinhua, October 20, 2015 Adjust font size:
An Indian court Tuesday convicted Uber driver Shiv Kumar Yadav for raping a woman passenger last December.
Yadav was convicted of raping the woman on Dec. 5, 2014 in the cab she hired to head back home in town Delhi, when the accused drove the woman to an isolated place and raped her.
Additional Sessions Judge Kaveri Baweja convicted Yadav for various offenses under the Indian Penal Code. Yadav was held guilty for rape, causing grievous bodily harm and for the offense of endangering the life of a woman.
The convict's sentencing is scheduled for Oct. 22. The victim was a finance executive working in Gurgaon, the business city near Delhi.
The Indian capital has been incessantly hit by crimes against women and children.
A toddler and a five-year-old girl were raped last Friday in Delhi in two separate attacks which outraged public opinion here.
Delhi's chief minister Arvide Kejriwal has urged prime minister Narendra Modi to hand over police to his government to improve safety for women. Endit