The complainant is a 23-year-old, London-based lawyer who was in the city with her friend to visit Delhi and Rajasthan.

New Delhi, September 5

The Delhi Police arrested a cab driver for allegedly masturbating in front of a 23-year-old woman from the United Kingdom (UK) while ferrying her to a hotel in South Delhi.

The cab driver was been identified as Maakhan Lal, a resident of Lalganj district in Uttar Pradesh who started working as a cab driver six months ago.

The complainant is a London-based lawyer who was in the city with her friend to visit Delhi and Rajasthan. 

The police said incident took place on September 2 when the complainant and her friend booked a cab on an app from IGI Airport. They were being ferried to a five-star hotel in South Delhi when the cab driver allegedly masturbated inside the car. 

The police said that the complainant and her friend caught the driver and objected to his action. However, he misbehaved with them and threatened them to not tell anyone. 

The accused was arrested and later released on bail.