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Still recovering in AIIMS, Sushma Swaraj asks for report from Lt Guv in Delhi cab molestation case

An Ola cab driver in south east Delhi's CR Park area molested a Belgian woman.

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External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Sunday sought a report from Delhi Lieutenant Governor Najeeb Jung on the alleged molestation of a 23-year-old Belgian woman by a cab driver in Delhi on Sunday. Swaraj said the government was committed to the safety of all foreign nationals in the country.

"I have asked Lt Governor Delhi for a report on the molestation of a Belgian girl by a cab driver," the Minister said on Twitter. "We are committed to the safety and security of all foreign nationals in India," she said.

I have asked Lt Governor Delhi for a report on the molestation of a Belgian girl by a Cab driver. /1

— Sushma Swaraj (@SushmaSwaraj) May 8, 2016

We are committed to the safety and security of all foreign nationals in India./2

— Sushma Swaraj (@SushmaSwaraj) May 8, 2016

The Belgian woman was allegedly molested by an Ola cab driver in south east Delhi's CR Park area last night with police arresting the accused hours later. The accused, Raj Singh, is a native of Rajasthan's Alwar district. Ola has also terminated the driver from its platform.

The woman, who identified herself as a translator, told police that she had booked the cab from Gurgaon on the outskirts of the city and during the journey the cab driver allegedly molested her. "The driver deliberately took the wrong route after Hauz Khas and when the woman told him that she will ask her friend, he took her phone and deleted all the records related to Ola," a senior police official said. 

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, is being treated for pneumonia at AIIMS in Delhi. She is recovering and is likely to be discharged from the hospital soon.

"Swaraj is recovering from pneumonia and her condition is stable. Her health condition is being monitored by a team of specialists and she is likely to be discharged soon," said a senior doctor at AIIMS. The doctor said it is likely that she contracted the infection due to extreme temperatures during her travels.

The 64-year-old Union minister was admitted to AIIMS on April 25 after she complained of chest congestion and fever. She is undergoing treatment in the Cardio-Neuro Centre of the hospital.

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