Shiv Kumar Yadav, the Uber taxi driver accused in the sensational rape case in New Delhi, has not been acquitted in rape case lodged three years back in his home district at Mainpuri.
Revealing above sensational fact to the reporters, Superintendent of Police(SP) of Mainpuri, Shashikant Singh said that the accused driver has 3 to 4 cases against him including a case under IPC section 376(rape). “ After getting bail in these cases, he never turned up and was absconding,” the SP said clarifying the situation.
Earlier in the day, driver’s mother had admitted her son’s crime and sought punishment for him. Gangashri, said here that if her son was guilty he should be punished. Three years ago, Yadav was arrested on charges of raping a woman but was later acquitted, the family members had claimed. Shiv Kumar’s father Ramnath Yadav, however, admitted that
though a few cases had been filed against his son in the past, but he had not been convicted in any of those. The accused driver’s neighbour also complained that he used to play a key role in eve-teasing cases in the village.
The accused had disclosed that about two years back he had purchased a Maruti Suzuki Swift DZire after selling his land at his village. “Around five months ago, he learnt that Uber had started hiring private cab drivers for services,” the officer added. The accused reportedly disclosed that he had approached a tout at the transport authority office in Sarai Kale Khan to get the document. Shiv kumar Yadav have three FIRs registered at Elaau police station in Mainpuri district against him. First case was registered in 2003 under Section 354(assault on women with intent to outrage her modesty), 323(voluntarily causing hurt) IPC. He was arrested and came out on bail. In 2006, he was booked under 25 arms act and a charge-sheet was filed. In 2013 a case of rape section 376 and section 394 of IPC(causing hurt during robbery) was filed. Separate cases under Goonda Act were also filed against him in 2003 and 2009 under the same police station. Police sources said that he has a criminal background but was not staying in Mainpuri. However, no warrant is pending from any Mainpuri court against him despite of the fact that he never attended court during trial.