Taxi operator held for molestation

A 32-year-old woman who had availed of a bike taxi service from a cab aggregator service in Rohini on Thursday afternoon alleged the bike operator molested her when she asked him to stop speeding, police said on Thursday, adding that the accused was arrested on Saturday.

- Jignasa Sinha

The woman said he touched her inappropriately, hurled sexual slurs and threatened to kill her, due to which she filed a complaint with the police.

On the basis of her complaint, a case was lodged under sections 74 (assault or criminal force against a woman with intent to outrage her modesty) , 79 (word, gesture, act, or object exhibition intended to insult the modesty of a woman) and 351 (3) (criminal intimidation by threatening to cause death or grievous hurt) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.

Police on Saturday identified the accused as Sachin Choudhary, 34, a resident of Samaypur Badli. They said he was previously involved in a case of dowry death.

‘According to the version of events shared by the woman, she booked a bike on the Uber app at around 1.20pm on Thursday, to travel from Rohini Sector 15 to Pitampura’s MP Block Market for some work. The bike came within a few minutes and they left.