Kolkata: Case registered against Uber driver for harassing journalist

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ANI Kolkata (West Bengal) [India]
Last Updated : Mar 04 2017 | 9:57 PM IST

A case was on Saturday registered against an Uber driver for allegedly harassing a journalist in Park Circus area of Kolkata.

The journalist, a Nepali resident working with a leading English newspaper, had hired the cab from Park Circus seven point area.

On boarding the cab, the girl noticed that at every stop, the driver was allegedly making vulgar gestures, however, did not physically harm her.

She immediately informed her office, from where a call was made to the Deputy Commissioner of Police, Traffic, following which the Additional OC of Jadavpur Police Station took over the matter.

The police have seized the car and a case against the driver has been registered.

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First Published: Mar 04 2017 | 9:46 PM IST

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