US Justice Department shuts probe on Uber bribery charges

New Delhi: How did San Francisco-based Uber Technologies Inc obtain the Delhi cab rape victim’s confidential medical documents? Who in Delhi Police and hospital authorities received bribe money to share case files with Uber? Answers to these questions will remain a mystery for now.

Indian investigative agencies are perturbed by a decision of the United States Department of Justice, which has closed a probe against San Francisco-based Uber Technologies Inc under American bribery laws, sources said on Tuesday. It was alleged that Uber allegedly bribed top Delhi Police officers as well as hospital authorities to obtain medical and other records of the rape victim. The entire controversy tumbled out in 2017 after which a probe against Uber under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) started.

The Central government and the probing agencies, including the Central Bureau of Investigation CBI) and Delhi Police’s vigilance department was eagerly waiting for the outcome of the investigation carried out by the fraud section of the United States Department of Justice’s Criminal Division. Contrary to their expectation of a positive outcome in order to prosecute the corrupt, the US Justice Department decided to close the probe.

The US Department of Justice told Uber that it “will not be pursuing enforcement action.” Uber revealed this fact in its Securities and Exchange Commission filing in the US early January, Indian authorities cited reports. The Justice Department did not issue its own press release, nor did it post a declination letter on its website. (IANS)

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