The woman picked up her passenger, a foreigner, in Bukit Beruang and duly sent him to Taman Kesidang, The Star reported.
However, when paying the fare, the burly man allegedly took advantage of the situation and grabbed her by the hand and also kissed her, the woman claimed of the incident which occurred on Tuesday.
The woman, who is aged 23, then drove to the Tengkera police station and lodged a police report.
According to the police, the woman had also claimed that the man had refused to alight from the car after reaching his destination.
“She said the foreigner also pestered her to go on a rendezvous with him and promised to take good care of her,” Melaka Tengah OCPD Asst Comm Afnizar Ahmad was quoted as saying by the daily.
Over the past two months, several cases have been reported involving Uber and Grab passengers being harassed and harmed during their ride.
On May 21, it was reported that an Uber passenger suffered a miscarriage after she was robbed during a ride home to Puchong from the Mid-Valley Megamall.
According to the 26-year-old victim, there was another man sitting in the front passenger seat when she got into the vehicle at around 9.30pm.
Then, early last month, two students were reportedly robbed by motorcyclists believed to be accomplices of their Uber driver, after they were dumped at an unplanned location in Cheras.
Meanwhile, a police report was filed by a 29-year-old victim on June 11 over an alleged rape incident involving a Grab driver.
Police said the suspect, who is 30 years old, had allegedly raped the victim, who was said to be in a state of drunkenness, at about 4am in his car.
Following these cases, the Land Public Transport Commission (SPAD) has instructed Uber and Grab to incorporate an “SOS” button for the mobile app used by passengers. Currently, only the driver app has an “SOS” button, for any emergencies.