The state transport authority suspects that app-cab aggregator Ola hasn't been running a background check on drivers before allowing them on its online platform. "We do not have the antecedents of the accused (Ola driver Guddu Singh) in the rape and murder of a 12-year-old girl on Wednesday. The guidelines in question were notified in December 2015 and must be followed to operate in Bengal as an app-cab company or aggregator. One of the prerequisites is that app-cab operators would verify the antecedents of each driver "through any registered/accredited security agency". Officers across police stations said they hadn't received any query from any agency seeking to verify the antecedents of app-cab drivers.

Source: The Telegraph September 01, 2016 21:33 UTC