Ola cab driver held for allegedly molesting Finnish woman

Jaipur: A cab driver was on Friday arrested for allegedly molesting a Finnish woman in Shastri Nagar here, police said.

The victim alleged that Ola cab driver Suryaveer Poddar touched her and tried to drag her into the car when she was making payment last night. She had hired the cab to return to her rented accommodation, DCP Kailash Chand Bishnoi said. The woman, who is doing internship in a company in Jaipur, on Friday lodged a complaint in this regard.

Based on her complaint, the accused was nabbed and subsequently booked under section 354 of IPC (Assault or criminal force to woman with intent to outrage her modesty) and its sub clauses, he said. The vehicle has also been seized, SHO Shastri Nagar police station Mahaveer Prasad said.

PTI