Overview
- A LinkedIn post by Rahul Rupani on June 4 highlighted an auto driver charging ₹1,000 per bag to store belongings before visa interviews at the BKC consulate
- Police inquiries uncovered about a dozen drivers offering similar unofficial locker services to thousands of visa seekers in the area
- Authorities concluded the drivers held only passenger transport licences and had no legal permission to operate storage facilities
- Officials cited potential security vulnerabilities arising from unregulated baggage storage in the high-security consulate zone
- No formal cases were filed but drivers were ordered on June 11 to cease the unlicensed side business as calls grow for an official storage solution