The Indian Uber driver accused of raping a passenger in New Delhi is awaiting trial in at least four criminal cases in his home state, a police official said Wednesday. The cases against Shiv Kumar Yadav in Uttar Pradesh date to 2003, said Superintendent Srikant Singh, a senior police official in the state. Yadav is currently in police custody in New Delhi, where he is accused of raping a 26-year-old woman who had requested a ride through the car service app last weekend. Police in New Delhi say Yadav's address and background weren't verified in his driver registration. The revelations from Uttar Pradesh police add to concerns about how he was allowed to operate as a driver for Uber.Uber suspending operations in New Delhi, re-evaluating screening processesShiv Kumar Yadav is also facing rape, molestation and firearms charges, police sayHe is now in police custody accused of raping a woman in an Uber car in New DelhiThe case has prompted intense scrutiny of Web-based car services in India
Uber wasn't immediately available for comment Wednesday on the disclosures about _'s record in Uttar Pradesh, but on Thursday it released a statement saying it was doing everything in its power "to assist the authorities to help bring the perpetrator to justice."