Uber CEO Promises Change In India After Alleged Rape Gets The Service Banned In The Capital

Uber CEO Travis Kalanick has responded to allegations that a 26-year-old woman in India was reportedly sexually assaulted by her Uber driver on Friday night.

In an Uber blog post, Kalanick said:

The woman says her driver sexually assaulted and beat her before warning her not to contact authorities. Uber gave police information about his license, address, vehicle, and details about the woman's trip.

The 32-year-old driver, Shiv Kumar Yadav, was arrested Sunday morning at home, 100 miles from Delhi. He is scheduled to appear in court today, AFP reports.

Yadav was previously arrested for sexual assault and was acquitted, but he was still allowed to drive for Uber.

Kalanick, according to The Deccan Chronicle, has said India's systems don't have a process "to establish clear background checks."

Delhi's government said in a statement that the "Transport Department has banned all activities relating to providing any transport service by the www.Uber.com with immediate effect." According to the AFP, Delhi's city government has banned Uber in the wake of this weekend's rape allegation.

"(The) Transport Department has banned all activities relating to providing any transport service by the www.Uber.com with immediate effect," the government said in a statement.

Uber, which just raised $1.2 billion at a $41 billion valuation, launched in India in 2013. Uber's primary competition in India is Ola Cabs, which operates in 19 cities and has raised about $277 million.