India's IT hub directs Uber, others to stop three-wheeler services


FILE PHOTO The interior of the office of ride-hailing service Uber is seen in this picture in Gurugram previously known as Gurgaon on the outskirts of New Delhi India April 19 2016.  REUTERSAnindito MukherjeeFile Photo

FILE PHOTO: The interior of the office of ride-hailing service Uber is seen in this picture in Gurugram, previously known as Gurgaon, on the outskirts of New Delhi, India, April 19, 2016. REUTERS/Anindito Mukherjee/File Photo

BENGALURU (Reuters) - India's southern state of Karnataka has asked cab aggregators Uber, SoftBank-backed Ola and Rapido to stop three-wheeler services in Bengaluru, a top government official said, accusing them of overcharging and harassing customers.

"They are not authorised to ply autos... They are charging exorbitantly and it's a serious complaint," Hemantha Kumara, additional commissioner for transport, Bengaluru, told Reuters.

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