A driver for the online cab-hailing company was charged earlier this week in India’s capital with raping the woman in December.
An Indian woman has hired a high-profile New York attorney to look into whether she can sue Uber in the U.S., after one of the company’s drivers allegedly raped her in Delhi in December.
Women protest in Delhi on December 16 about the poor state of women's safety, following a gang-rape on a bus in 2012 and the alleged rape in the Uber cab.
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"It's something that has been in discussion in the last couple of weeks," Wigdor added. Uber is headquartered in San Francisco but has drivers in 53 countries, according to its website.
The woman reported to police last month that she had been sexually assaulted by her Uber driver, after taking a cab home following a social event in south Delhi. She had fallen asleep during her cab ride and, when she awoke, she found she was being driven to an unknown location, where the driver allegedly raped her, according to media reports citing the police.
A New Delhi court on Tuesday charged Shiv Kumar Yadav, with rape, kidnapping, and intimidation. He denies the charges.
Police escort Shiv Kumar Yadav outside a court in New Delhi on Dec. 8.
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"The acts that led to the damage, the negligent acts, come from Uber policies in the United States," he said.
At the time of the alleged 2014 attack, Yadav was already facing charges for another alleged sexual assault that took place in 2013, Reuters has reported.
Over the last three weeks, two Uber drivers have also been charged with sexually assaulting passengers in Chicago.
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