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A top Uber executive has been fired after obtaining medical records of a female passenger who was raped during a ride in India, Recode<\/a> reports.<\/p>\n The Uber executive at the center of the report,\u00a0Eric Alexander, served as the company\u2019s\u00a0president of business in Asia Pacific.<\/p>\n The incident involves a 26-year-old female passenger who was assaulted and raped during a ride in Delhi in late 2014. The violent crime\u00a0resulted in the immediate ban of the Uber service in Delhi; the ban was lifted several months later. The driver was arrested and later sentenced to life in prison.<\/p>\n Though the company was publicly remorseful at the time, saying in a statement that it would \u201cwork with the community, with government and the technology industry to find more ways to promote safety in transportation, particularly for women,\u201d Alexander was meanwhile reportedly on his way to India seeking the medical records of the victim in an effort to come to his own conclusions.<\/p>\n Alexander later shared the records with CEO Travis Kalanick and SVP Emil Michael, according to the report. The executives reportedly began to discuss the idea that Uber competitor Ola was behind the incident in an effort to damage the company\u2019s operations in the country.<\/p>\n The report further notes:<\/p>\n Some Uber staffers who were told about the medical report by them were disturbed to hear the executives were considering the scenario, based on their reading of the medical report, that the woman\u2019s story was not true.<\/p>\n \u201cTravis never should have looked at the report and he should have fired him immediately,\u201d said one executive of Alexander.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Alexander is no longer with the company, an Uber spokesperson confirmed to TechCrunch.<\/p>\n It\u2019s unclear the exact timing of Alexander\u2019s firing.\u00a0Claims involving the incident with Alexander were among those involved in the recent independent Uber investigation into reports surrounding sexual harassment and other workplace malpractice, which resulted in the firing of 20 employees<\/a>.<\/p>\n Featured Image: Radiokafka<\/a>\/Shutterstock<\/a><\/small><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\n
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