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Magaluf taxi driver who sexually assaulted British holidaymaker telling her 'this is how things are done in Spain' before kicking her out of cab avoids jail
By NATALIA PENZA and JOE ROSSITER, REPORTER
Published: 07:55 EST, 7 March 2026 | Updated: 07:55 EST, 7 March 2026
An Indian-born taxi driver who sexually assaulted a British holidaymaker in Magaluf, telling her it was 'how things are done in Spain', has escaped prison.
Ranjit Singh, 29, touched the 33-year-old woman's breasts and between her legs during the ride in the early hours of October 3 2023.
But he was let off with a fine by a court in the Majorcan capital Palma on Friday after admitting wrongdoing as part of a plea deal.
The tourist's friend hailed Singh's taxi to help her back safely to her hotel after drinking heavily in Magaluf's party strip Punta Ballena.
But the rogue cabbie switched routes and took her to Palma airport instead after telling her to pay €50 upfront and sit in the front passenger seat.
Public prosecutors claimed Singh took advantage of the woman being alone and drunk to sexually assault her.
In a three-page pre-trial indictment submitted by prosecutors, they said the victim's friend hailed the taxi to take her back to their hotel 'due to her state and to protect her'.
It said the woman's friend told Singh where to take her but a few metres into the journey he stopped and told her to pay €50 upfront and move from the back of the car to the seat beside him.
She did this and paid with card.
The prosecution said: 'The accused, taking advantage of an inebriated woman who was alone in a place she didn't know, changed the agreed route and took the motorway towards the airport.
'On the way, with lascivious and lustful intent, he touched her breasts and her groin over her clothes and tried to kiss her.'
When they reached the airport Singh told the woman to get out and said: 'This is how things are done in Spain so get used to it.'
The victim needed counselling for 'severe anxiety and depression' and suffered flashbacks.
Prosecutors had wanted a three-year jail sentence but on Friday the court handed Singh's victim €5,000 (£4,335) in compensation and ordered the cabbie to pay a €2,800 (£2,500) fine.
Singh pleaded guilty after an eleventh-hour plea deal between his lawyer, a prosecutor and the victim's representative.
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