(By Shashidhar KJ & Vikas SN) Woes for the app-based taxi booking service Uber continues: The female victim who was allegedly raped by one of Uber's drivers last month, plans to sue the company for negligence in the US courts and has hired New York-based litigator Douglas Wigdor for this, reports The Guardian. Wigdor confirmed to the publication that he has been hired by the unidentified woman to look into the possibility of suing Uber in US courts since the company's driver screening and passenger safety policies was formulated in the United States, although the victim is not from the United States. However, he didn't disclose any further details on this development. Meanwhile in India, a Delhi court had charged Uber driver Shiv Kumar Yadav with rape, kidnapping and criminal intimidation last week. He's also been charged with forgery for obtaining a fake character certificate through which he had secured the driver permit. Uber's security lapses Uber's security lapses have been growing and its not limited to India alone. In the past month, two Uber Chicago drivers were charged of sexually assaulting their passengers. A Uber Boston driver was also accused of rape and kidnapping his customer last month while a Uber San Francisco driver was charged with killing an young girl last month. The company has also now been banned in several countries like China, Spain, Thailand, and US cities like South Carolina and Portland among others, for operating with unlicensed cars. Delhi transport department had also banned Uber last month, following which it had suspended operations in the city. Uber however…
