Government planning comprehensive policy for web-based apps to fix criminal liability

New Delhi: In what may well appear to be a direct fallout of the Uber taxi rape case, the Centre is planning a comprehensive policy to fix criminal liability for all firms that operate through web-based apps providing utility services or are involved in other commercial activities.

There seems to be a growing view within the government, which has been looking into the larger issue of how such firms function, that most of these companies operate below the radar taking advantage of loopholes in the existing norms and policies.

Sources said the office of the national security adviser which has been examining the issue will be looking into different aspects of the case, particularly removing the loopholes in the present policy and fix criminal liability for such companies. The NSA’s office will submit a detailed report soon.

US woman to lodge complaint against Yadav

A US-based woman, who had tweeted about alleged indecent behaviour of Shiv Kumar Yadav, accused in the Uber rape case, when she had taken his cab during her India visit on November 26, has responded to Delhi police’s request to file a complaint with them.

Nidhi Shah, who was in India for a week, had in a series of tweets on Tuesday said that during her trip in his cab, Yadav had stared at her through the rear view mirror and smiled in a weird way.

Police contacted her on Twitter and asked her to lodge a complaint. Ms Shah replied through emails and expressed interest in filing a complaint. She however has expressed some apprehensions and sought some legal opinion over the issue.