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Cab driver held in Rajasthan for molesting British woman
Jaipur, April 12
Rajasthan Police have
arrested a taxi driver for allegedly molesting a 20-year-old British
woman here, officials said on Sunday.
"We have arrested taxi
driver Salim on a complaint filed by a British tourist on early
Saturday. He was arrested under Section 354 of IPC (Indian Penal Code).
He was sent to judicial custody," a police official, Brahmpuri station,
told IANS.
"We have recorded the statement of the tourist and her
colleague. The driver hails from Todabhim in Karauli district of
Rajasthan, and works in Delhi," the official said.
The crime took place on Friday night.
In
February, a 20-year-old Japanese woman filed a complaint in Dudu police
station, accusing a tout of raping her. Dudu is located over 60 km from
Jaipur.
The incident occurred on February 8. The Japanese
tourist was on a tour to Jaipur when a person on a motorbike approached
her and offered his service as a guide.