Delhi Police Commissioner B S Bassi today launched 'MeruEve', a new cab service which will be chauffeured only by women drivers.

Twenty five such cabs were flagged off by Bassi and Siddhartha Pahwa, CEO of Meru Cabs, said that in the next couple of months, the number of such cabs will be increased to 300. Other than a woman driver, the cabs will have 3G-enabled mobile phones with 'video recording' facility which would also have a speed dial for All SHOs for distress call number, a panic buzzer, a pepper spray and women helpline numbers displayed on it prominently.

Speaking at the event, Bassi said that with the new service, if women think that they don't want to be driven home by a man, they have an option. Referring to the Uber rape case incident, Pahwa said "last month's incident has forced us to make efforts to make our roads safer."