Ride-hailing company Uber is under scrutiny in Delhi after police arrested one of its drivers for allegedly raping a female passenger.

The Delhi police has served Uber a notice to join the investigations, Madhur Verma, deputy police commissioner, said Monday.

The police are investigating among other things whether Uber was negligent in checking the background of the driver, including his license to run a “public service vehicle” as required by Delhi rules, Verma said in a phone interview.

The driver was allegedly also arrested in a sexual assault case in 2011, according to a newspaper report.

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