Uber has accused one of its former employees of embezzling over Rs 1 crore by sneaking in fake driver profiles in the company's list of drivers, police said on Tuesday.
These profiles were linked to 18 bank accounts in which the money was transferred. The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) found the allegations prima facie true, and at its recommendation an FIR was registered against Gera at Sushant Lok Police Station on Monday
The company alleged that Vinay Gera tampered with the list of drivers on the company’s server and added 388 fake drivers who were not associated with Uber
However according to law enforcement agencies, Uber alleged another of its ex-employees of misappropriating over Rs 1 crore by inputting fake motorist accounts into the industry's motorist lineup on Tuesday.