Uber rape victim 'traumatised' due to delay in trial

The 25-year-old woman executive who was allegedly raped by a driver of the Uber cab company is "traumatised" due to the undue delay in court proceedings, a close associate said Thursday.

The associate said she was traumatised by recalling the same incident again and again.

The woman -- who appeared in court wearing a black burqa -- had to face a tough time again on Thursday while being quizzed by the defence counsel of the accused driver in court, the associate said. Her cross examination will continue on Saturday.

Additional Sessions Judge Kaveri Baweja recorded the statement of the woman in an in-camera proceeding on Thursday.

Testifying as a prosecution witness, the woman was recalled for further cross-examination after the Delhi High Court allowed the plea of accused driver Shiv Kumar Yadav to recall some of the prosecution witnesses, including the woman, for further cross-examination.

The high court on Wednesday allowed Yadav's counsel to cross-examine 13 prosecution witnesses, including the woman, again "in the interest of justice".

The court's order came on Yadav's plea challenging the trial court's February 18 order denying him permission to recall the witnesses.

The prosecution had on January 31 completed recording of evidence in just 17 days.

According to police, the woman executive was allegedly raped by 32-year-old Yadav on the night of December 5, 2014, in the cab she hired to head back home in north Delhi's Inderlok area.

The accused driver took the woman to an isolated place with the motive to commit rape.

The court had on January 13 framed charges of rape, causing grievous bodily harm and endangering the life of a woman, kidnapping a woman, criminal intimidation and voluntarily causing hurt against Yadav under various sections of the Indian Penal Code.