“Is it safe to take an Uber at this time?” asked Isabella (name changed).

The 32-year-old Italian had moved to Mumbai just six months ago and already loved the city, but still didn’t know her way around properly. It was around 11 pm, but her friend assured her she had nothing to be worried about — Mumbai was safe. Half-an-hour later, this confidence in ‘safe Mumbai’ fell flat on its face when the Uber driver stopped the car at a secluded spot and molested Isabella.