On Wednesday, it emerged that an Uber exec had raped by an Uber driver in December 2014. Uber execs believed that Ola, the ride-hailing giant’s rival in India, was behind the incident, in an attempt to frame the company. Ola has since fired back, calling Uber “despicable” and “low on morality.”

Uber’s workplace culture has led to the , among them Eric Alexander, the executive who traveled to India and obtained the victim’s records. As numerous outlets have reported, executives at Uber didn’t believe the victim’s story and, disturbingly, felt it was an attempt by Ola to hurt Uber’s brand in India, where the two are pitted against one another.

After Recode broke the story, Ola .

“It is a shame that the privacy and morals of a woman have to be questioned in an attempt to trivialise a horrific crime. It is despicable that anyone can even conceive an attempt to malign competition using this as an opportunity. If this report were to be even remotely true, this is an all time low on morality and a reflection of the very character of an organisation.”

The case dates to late 2014, and the driver was later sentenced to life in prison. But execs—including CEO Travis Kalanick—wondered internally whether . And today that Alexander could face criminal charges in India for his involvement here.

The situation emerged just days before a report on Uber’s workplace culture is expected to be released. Should make for an interesting read.