Maharashtra Transport Minister caught a Rapido bike operating illegally in Mumbai by accepting passengers and transporting them without authorization.
The state government has not officially allowed any app-based bike aggregator to operate in Maharashtra yet.
A new e-bike policy has been announced by the government, which will permit only institutions with electric bikes to obtain bike taxi permits in the future.
All existing bike taxis in Maharashtra are currently considered unauthorized as they do not meet the new policy's criteria.