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Ola driver arrested in Jaipur for molesting Finnish woman

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Jaipur: Police on Friday has arrested an Ola-cab driver in Jaipur for allegedly molesting a 26-year-old Finnish woman.

Suryaveer Poddar, a 28-year-old resident of Bihar, was held in connection with the incident that occurred in Shastri Nagar area of Jaipur at 1am when the woman was returning to her accommodation.

Station house officer Mahaveer Prasad said the victim complained that the cab driver touched her while she was paying the fare.

According toonline taxi-hailing app Ola, it has suspended the driver within some minutes of receiving feedback from the customer and have shared this information with her.
Ola said it would continue to offer all support and additional information required by the woman and the authorities.

This was the latest in a string of similar incidents involving drivers of app-based taxi services.

The Finnish woman hired the cab to return home after dinner at a hotel. She has been in the city for a month in for a three-month internship at a private firm, said Prasad.

The woman and her colleagues approached police at 1pm on Friday and filed a complaint. Police then lodged an FIR under section 354 of the Indian Penal Code (assault or use of criminal force against a woman to outrage her modesty) and arrested the driver.

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