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In May 2014, Addl Dy Commissioner of Delhi certified that rape accused Shiv Kumar Yadav had no criminal record pic.twitter.com/cfOgOXXNhf — TIMES NOW (@timesnow) December 8, 2014

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Travis Kalanick

(With inputs from PTI)

NEW DELHI: Delhi government on Monday banned all operations by private cab service Uber with immediate effect and blacklisted it from providing any transport service in the national capital in the wake of the alleged rape incident in a taxi plying for it.The action came a day after a taxi driver employed by Uber was arrested from Mathura for allegedly raping a 27-year-old woman executive in his cab."The transport department has banned all activities related to providing of any transport service by www.uber.com with immediate effect. The department has also blacklisted the company from providing any transport service in the NCT of Delhi in future," the Delhi government said in a statement.It said the transport department has cancelled the permit and registration certificate of the taxi (DL1YD 7910) and driving licence of the accused.According to the department, the taxi permit was granted on May 28, 2014, after due verification of character and antecedents of the permit holder.Government said that Uber, the US-based cab firm, misled the commuter (rape victim) about the nature of the taxi service offered by its App.Condemning the unfortunate and heinous crime committed by the taxi driver, it also said, "The All India Tourist Permit taxi was provided by M/s Uber on the request of the commuter through the Uber Web application for a local journey within Delhi which was in contravention of the MV Act, 1988, and rules framed there under."M/s Uber also misled the commuter about the nature of the taxi service offered by the 'Uber App'," said a senior government official.The official also said that the government took such a decision keeping in view the violations and the horrific crime committed by the driver.The shocking incident, which took place days ahead of the second anniversary of the December 16 gang rape, has sparked outrage as it brought back memories of the horrific crime.According to reports, additional DCP southeast Delhi police had issued a character certificate for Shiv Kumar Yadav in August 2014. The criminal record was not kept in mind while issuing the certificate, even though Yadav was acquitted in a 2011 rape case."What happened over the weekend in New Delhi is horrific. Our entire team’s hearts go out to the victim of this despicable crime. We will do everything, I repeat, everything to help bring this perpetrator to justice and to support the victim and her family in her recovery."We will work with the government to establish clear background checks currently absent in their commercial transportation licensing programs. We will also partner closely with the groups who are leading the way on women’s safety here in New Delhi and around the country and invest in technology advances to help make New Delhi a safer city for women.Read this in Hindi