Uber has come under intensified pressure in India after it emerged that a driver for the taxi-hailing service who has been accused of raping a female passenger at the weekend was involved in an allegedly similar case in 2011.
New Delhi police said they would question Uber executives, who will be made a party to the case, on how the company carries out its background checks on drivers before allowing them to pick up passengers.
The company, which had been aggressively promoting itself in India with the promise of safe and affordable transportation, is now facing the prospect of serious legal action for negligence in connection with the alleged attack.