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NEW DELHI: Uber driver Shiv Kumar Yadav , arrested for allegedly raping a woman passenger, may have sexually assaulted other women in his cab over the past few months. Police say he has been on a confession trip during interrogation, but they are yet to verify his claims.Yadav is learned to have told police that he baited women looking for a ride outside malls in Gurgaon, and got away every time since he knew police’s operating procedure. After committing a crime, he would lie low for a few days and then return to trap more women. He used to wait outside malls late at night, and if a woman hired his cab, he drove to a secluded area, stopped and forced her to have sex with him.Yadav, who worked for a radio cab service till 2011, when he was first accused of rape in Delhi, bought his own car in May this year. After listing with the cab service, he hung around malls in Gurgaon in the hope of getting a woman passenger at night. He had expected to get away with the assault on the woman executive last Saturday night as well, but was alarmed when she mistook his number for a friend’s and messaged him about being raped.More rape survivors speak up against Uber driver YadavRealizing that the woman would approach police, he switched off his iPhone that doubled as an Uber console and GPS tracker , and drove to Mathura. On the way, he threw out the phone’s SIM to ensure it couldn’t be tracked. Yadav told police that he still had his wits about him and consulted a lawyer on the best way to handle an interrogation.A police officer investigating the case said Yadav is a cannabis addict and a school dropout. He likes to project himself as a victim of circumstances. He has alleged that a cousin, who is a policeman in UP, implicated him in a false case, forcing him to shift to Delhi.About the fake character certificate that he submitted to get a Delhi driving licence and all-India permit, Yadav told police that an agent from the company that financed his car arranged it. On Thursday, police questioned this loan agent in Burari. During interrogation, he is learned to have told them that another person helped him in the forgery. Police said he will be arrested once his crime is established.