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Fwiw the story is still unfolding. Some parts of the media are reporting that the driver had a "character certificate" from an Assistant Police Commissioner. It is unclear (as of writing this) how legally valid (or even genuine) that is. Could be photoshopped for all we know. (the media can be quite incompetent and report rumors as truth and vice versa)

Fwiw http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/Delhi-police-h...

This is in someways the direct opposite of what the media was reporting so far. It will all shake out in the coming days/weeks.

Meanwhile Uber remains banned in Delhi (imo a good thing. The management is pretty scummy and they and Uber's operating procedures could use some sunlight). The government and the police will come under massive media scrutiny (imo, even better.)

It is now a full fledged media circus here, with politicians posturing,citizens screaming, parties of different ideologies protesting etc. Elections are due in Delhi in February, and safety (or lack of it) for women in Delhi is an issue that voters pay attention to, so the above is all par for the course. Again,just fwiw.




Delhi police is now saying that the certificate is forged.


I think it would be helpful if we avoided linking to the Times of India. Its a pretty low-quality source of news, similar to The Sun in the UK.




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