Jaipur: A cab driver was arrested on Friday for allegedly molesting a Finnish woman in Shastri Nagar here, police said.
The victim alleged that Ola cab driver Suryaveer Poddar touched her and tried to drag her into the car when she was making payment last night. She had hired the cab to return to her rented accommodation, DCP Kailash Chand Bishnoi said.
The woman, who is doing internship in a company here, on Friday lodged a complaint in this regard. Based on her complaint, the accused was nabbed and subsequently booked under section 354 of IPC (Assault or criminal force to woman with intent to outrage her modesty) and its sub clauses, he said.
The vehicle has also been seized, SHO Shastri Nagar police station Mahaveer Prasad said. Meanwhile, the cab company has suspended the services of the arrested driver after the incident.
"We suspended his services from Ola platform after feedback from the customer this afternoon and have shared this information with her as well," a company statement said.
The company also said that it will cooperate in the investigation. "We will continue to offer all support and additional information required by the customer and the authorities, to investigate this further," the release stated.
