New York: In a surprise development, a young Indian woman allegedly raped by an Uber driver in New Delhi last year "voluntarily" dismissed the lawsuit she had filed in a US court against the web-based taxi company.

In a very brief notice filed yesterday in US District Court, Northern District of California, the woman's lawyers submitted that "Plaintiff Jane Doe hereby voluntarily dismisses the above-captioned action against Defendant Uber Technologies with prejudice. Each side shall bear its own costs, expense expenses, and attorneys' fees." Since the Indian woman was not named in the lawsuit, she was identified as 'Jane Doe'.