Uber driver allegedly masturbated in front of a woman passenger, arrested

Hyderabad: The Cyberabad Police have arrested an Uber driver after he allegedly masturbated and misbehaved in front of a woman passenger in Hyderabad on 19 October.

The woman, reported to be a resident of Kondapur took the cab on 19 October, to head to the airport and catch a flight to Delhi.

She then shared a detailed account of her ordeal in a Facebook post.

“Today my #Uber driver thought it perfectly normal to masturbate while dropping me to the airport. As soon as we were on the relatively empty ORR in #Hyderabad, he slowed the car to about a 50 kmph and kept glancing back in the rear view mirror,” wrote Uma Sharma on October 19. 

The arrested has been identified as Prem Kumar, and he was the driver-cum-owner of the car.

Soon after landing at the Delhi airport, the woman called 1091 helpline besides lodging a complaint with Safdarjung police station. 

The Cyberabad Police registered a case of sexual harassment and other concerned charges under the IPC.