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Uber rape case: Victim's friend says she was not drunk
New Delhi, Jan 27
The woman executive
allegedly raped by Uber cab driver was not drunk on the day of the crime
- Dec 5 last year, her friend told the court Tuesday.
Testifying
as a prosecution witness in the case, the friend denied the suggestion
made by defence counsel of accused Shiv Kumar Yadav, telling Additional
Sessions Judge Kaveri Baweja that neither he nor the victim were under
influence of alcohol on the date of incident.
"It is wrong to
suggest that both myself and the victim had consumed alcohol," he told
the court, adding that he booked a cab through Uber app for the victim
after having dinner in Gurgaon.
He also identified the driver.
The
court also recorded the testimony of woman sub inspector Alma Minz, who
had taken the victim to hospital for her medical examination, as a
prosecution witness in the case.
The trial is being conducted on a day-to-day basis and the hearing will be continue Wednesday.
Yadav, 32, was arrested jointly by Delhi and Uttar Pradesh Police Dec 7 last year from his hideout in Mathura.
The
court Jan 13 framed charges of rape and causing grievous bodily harm or
endangering the life of a woman, kidnapping a woman, criminal
intimidation and voluntarily causing hurt under various sections of the
Indian Penal Code against him.