 "File photo of Aam Aadmi Party supporters protesting rape of a woman passenger by her Uber driver, in New Delhi, on December 8, 2014. Photo: Reuters")
US ride-hailing company Uber fired a senior executive who obtained medical records of a passenger who was raped by her Uber driver in India, on the pretext of investigating whether it was a ploy by competitor Ola to sabotage its India operations.
According to two reports by ReCode and The New York Times, Eric Alexander, who served as the President of Business for the Asia Pacific region was terminated on Tuesday after reporters began contacting the company about the incident.
Alexander's handling of the situation in India in December 2014 is a latest in the line of incidents that prove widespread dysfunction
