Overview
- Members of the Bharath Transportation Group rallied outside Uber’s Bommanahalli driver centre alleging favoritism toward fleet-attached vehicles and recruitment of out-of-state drivers.
- Protest leaders said such hiring bypasses Karnataka requirements for local residency and police verification, and they urged enforcement of the government’s ‘One City, One Fare’ policy.
- Electronics City Police detained eight people—six Uber drivers and two activists—on charges including unlawful assembly, obstruction of police and breach of High Court rules on protests.
- Police said the intervention followed an alleged attempt by some protesters to force entry into the office, and alleged that two women officers were manhandled and an office was ransacked.
- Uber condemned the incident, denied any differential treatment between fleet and independent drivers, and said it uses a zero-commission subscription model under which drivers keep 100% of fares.