Chinese police detain taxi-app driver over alleged assault
Chinese police have detained a driver on suspicion of sexually assaulting a drunk passenger after she used a ride-hailing app to hire his car, police in the southern city of Guangzhou said on Monday.
Trending Photos
Beijing: Chinese police have detained a driver on suspicion of sexually assaulting a drunk passenger after she used a ride-hailing app to hire his car, police in the southern city of Guangzhou said on Monday.
Guangzhou police said in a statement on its website the woman, who had been out with friends, fell asleep in the car and woke up hours later in a hotel room with the driver.
The driver later turned himself in and admitted to having sex with the woman, the statement said, without providing details.
The police statement stopped short of saying the woman had been raped, saying investigations and prosecutions were ongoing.
Police did not name which of China`s many taxi hailing apps the woman had used to hail the car in the early hours of May 29.
The main players in China`s ride-hailing app market include Didi Kuaidi, U.S. tech giant Uber Technologies Inc, as well as a range of smaller players including Yidao Yongche.
Yidao said the case did not involve its app.
Didi Kuaidi, backed by Internet giants Tencent Holdings Ltd and Alibaba Group Holding Ltd, did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Uber, which is set to invest $1 billion in China this year, did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Uber was banned in New Delhi in December last year after a woman passenger accused one of its drivers there of rape.
Stay informed on all the latest news, real-time breaking news updates, and follow all the important headlines in india news and world News on Zee News.
Advertisement
Live Tv
Advertisement