Suspect Arrested; Driver Claims Race Played Role In San Francisco Uber Assault

San Francisco CA

12 March, 2021

3:19 PM

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By Betty Yu, CBS San Francisco: SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) — When he heard that one of two female passengers captured on in-car video assaulting him last weekend had been arrested, Uber driver Subhakar Khadka said a sense of relief swept over his body. Khadka has not driven since the incident as he struggles to overcome the psychological trauma lingering in the wake of the assault. He believes he was targeted because of his race. "It's a sign of relief we are getting there and we are one step closer," Khadka told KPIX 5. "I believe they should be lawfully punished – whatever our law says over here." Read more at CBS San Francisco