Uber India driver background checks get strict

Washington: Taxi firm Uber has said that it will exercise more strictness when checking the background of drivers in India.

According to Tech Crunch, four weeks after a female passenger was raped by a driver who had previously been convicted of sexual assault, the U.S. company announced it is working with screening specialist First Advantage after a pilot period and "extensive testing" of "multiple" alternatives.

The taxi company said in a statement that its arrangement with First Advantage brings in additional layers of screening over and above the standard transport licensing process including address verification, a local criminal court search, and a national criminal database search.

After a six-week ban on its services in the wake of the rape incident, Uber finally resumed business in New Delhi last month.