Overview
- Amboli police registered the FIRs on December 5 after an RTO complaint by inspector Babu Teli following enforcement drives in Andheri West from November 11 to December 3.
- The filings allege the apps enabled two-wheeler rides without state or Regional Transport Authority approvals in Mumbai for financial gain.
- Charges include sections 318(3) and 223 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita along with Motor Vehicles Act sections 66, 93, 192(A), 193 and 197.
- Investigators say the companies failed to verify drivers’ character certificates and ignored safety rules, putting commuters at risk.
- The case builds on Rapido’s rejected 2022 licence bid and a 2023 Bombay High Court shutdown order, and both firms did not respond to press queries.