In her post, she mentioned Tamil Nadu Police: "When my friend and I were passing by the Ibis OMR Hotel, an Uber Auto driver named Selvam sexually attacked me by pressing my right breast."
Digital Desk: A journalism student in Chennai was sexually
abused by an Uber autorickshaw driver, who continued to drive away after the
incident. On Sunday night, Ishita Singh was travelling back to a city hotel
with a friend when the incident took place.
When she described the incident on Twitter, she asserted that
she had booked an Uber autorickshaw to drive her from a restaurant to a hotel
in Semmancheri. The driver allegedly grabbed her inappropriately as she and her
friend left the car when they arrived at their destination.
In her post, she mentioned Tamil Nadu Police: "When my
friend and I were passing by the Ibis OMR Hotel, an Uber Auto driver named
Selvam sexually attacked me by pressing my right breast."
In a tweet, she added that the driver fled the spot after she
raised an alarm. Following the incident, the woman claimed she dialled the
police but "there was no response".
The woman also posted photos of the autorickshaw in which she
and her friend were travelling, along with screengrabs of her Uber trip. She
has also shared her ride transaction details and the name of the driver.
Replying to the Twitter thread, the Tambaram Police
Commissionerate said a case has been registered and a search is on for the
accused.
Uber India, taking cognizance of the incident, asked the woman
to share the details of her ride for necessary steps to be taken.
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