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Online taxi-hailing service Uber has applied for a radio taxi licence and will restart operations in Delhi, after it was banned following allegations that one of its drivers raped a female passenger, an unnamed company spokesman said to news agency Reuters.
Uber will improve passenger safety by introducing additional safety measures including more stringent driver checks, an in-app emergency button and a dedicated incident response team, the company said.
In December, a 27-year-old financial executive said she fell asleep in an Uber cab on her way home and was driven to a deserted area and raped. The driver, Shiv Kumar Yadav, has been arrested; a fast-track trial has begun.
The Delhi government blacklisted Uber from operating in the capital after the woman filed a police case.
It was revealed the man was out on bail for sexual assault and Uber acknowledged that it did not carry out background checks on drivers in India.