A woman who was travelling in a cab with her husband and two-year-old daughter from Gurugram to Delhi was molested by the driver, police officers said.
The accused has been arrested.
Police said the incident occurred on Monday afternoon near Delhi Cantt, when the woman and her family were going to a relative’s house for Raksha Bandhan celebrations.
In her statement to police, the 38-year-old woman booked the cab from Gurugram Sector 65 to Rajendra Place. The woman sat in the front seat with her daughter because she vomits and requires the AC. She requested her husband to sit in the back.
The woman said that “On the way, the driver was allegedly touching his genitalia, but she ignored him. When they reached Dhaula Kuan, the driver allegedly made “objectionable gestures” and started unzipping his pants. Then she complained to her husband and they called the police.”
After calling the police, the couple deboarded the cab, but ensured that the driver didn’t leave till police arrived. When police reached the spot, the couple handed over the driver to police.
The police said that a case under Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita section 79 (insulting the modesty of women) was registered at the Delhi Cantonment police station.
“The driver was arrested. He has been identified as Mohammed Yusuf, 21. He has no previous criminal record. He was produced before court and sent to judicial custody,” the officer said.