(By Shashidhar KJ & Vikas SN) Delhi Government is considering cancelling the permission of Uber and scrutinise the permits of all private taxi services, a senior transport department official has told Indian Express. It has also sent a notice to Uber under the section 161 of CrPC and is considering legal action against the company for failing to run background checks on drivers before onboarding them, reports Reuters. This follows various security concerns raised against the online cab booking service following an alleged rape of a 27-year old woman by one of the Uber drivers who was part of the company's recently launched low-cost India-only service UberGO . Some of the issues raised by the Delhi Police include: - No Verification & the driver had priors: The Delhi Police mentions that Uber hadn't conducted police verification of the driver. DCP (north) Madhur Verma told The Times of India that the driver did not have a public service verification (PSV) badge or an employer's verification certificate. Delhi Police also told NDTV that the driver was a repeat offender and had faced rape charges in 2011, something which Uber didn't check while hiring him. The first adjective uber uses to describe their service is "Safe" & Their drivers dont go through a background check pic.twitter.com/ENRb4sGgdu — s0h4m (@s0h4m) December 8, 2014 Update: Uber CEO Travis Kalanick has informed in an official blogpost that they will work with the government to establish clear background checks that is currently absent in their commercial transportation licensing programs. He will also…
