Uber sues Ola in India for making fake bookings on its platform

New Delhi

A FLURRY of complaints from Uber drivers about an unusually high number of cancelled bookings has ignited a bitter legal fight with Ola, Uber's rival for dominance of India's US$12 billion taxi market, according to court documents and a source with direct knowledge of Uber's case.

A seven-member internal team was set up to investigate the drivers' complaints last November, and its findings are the basis of a lawsuit filed by Uber accusing Ola of a campaign to disrupt its business and poach its drivers, said the source.