India: Woman alleges raped by cabbie in Delhi

New Delhi, Aug 5 (PTI) A 21-year-old woman alleged that she was raped by a cab driver in the national capital, police said on Monday.

According to police, they received information on Sunday from Safdarjung Hospital regarding sexual assault on the woman.

The woman alleged that she was raped on Friday after she booked a cab from Mandir Marg at around 8 pm, they said.

Police rushed to the hospital and the woman was medically examined. On the basis of her complaint and the medical examination, an FIR was registered at Mandir Marg police station, a senior police officer said.

In her complaint, the woman said she visited a temple on Friday and later booked a cab. The cab driver then raped her and dropped her near IIT Delhi, police said.

No injury mark was found on her body, they said.

There are some inconsistencies in her version which are being verified, police said, adding that teams have been constituted to apprehend the accused.