An Uber executive who reportedly obtained the medical records of a Delhi woman who was sexually assaulted by one of the company’s drivers would have had no legal reason to access the documents during the investigation or trial, according to the police officer who oversaw the case.

Indian lawyers said Eric Alexander, the former president of Uber’s Asia-Pacific division, could have applied for access to the woman’s medical records after the verdict was delivered in 2015, but receiving permission would have been “highly unlikely” and strongly opposed by police. Questions are being asked about how Alexander could have gained access to the medical records of the woman, after the technology news website Recode reported on Wednesday that he had shared the sensitive information with senior staff including Uber’s chief executive, Travis Kalanick. Alexander reportedly gained access to, and shared the records on the suspicion that the case might have been fabricated by one of Uber’s rivals in the Indian market, the Bangalore-based ridesharing service Ola.(guardian)…[+]