New Delhi, July 4 -- The Centre has asked Apple and Google to remove at least seven mobile apps used to remotely disable battery-operated vehicles, days after videos of pranksters immobilising e-rickshaws with their smartphones went viral across social media. The apps connect to vulnerable Bluetooth-enabled battery management systems (BMS) and have been used to switch off vehicles mid-journey, a Meity official said. The action is not being taken under Section 69A of the Information Technology Act, the provision typically used to block online content and apps, a senior Meity official said. Instead, the Centre is treating continued hosting of the apps as a potential legal violation that could strip Apple and Google of the legal immunity they ...