Bhubaneswar, Nov. 13 -- The Odisha Crime Branch has directed Uber and Rapido to discontinue bike taxi services operating through private, non-transport two-wheelers in the state, citing alleged violations of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, and the Odisha On-demand Transportation Technology Aggregators Guidelines, 2023.

In a letter dated November 10, 2026, addressed to the Transport Commissioner-cum-Chairman of the State Transport Authority (STA), the Crime Branch stated that the matter had been examined based on special enforcement reports submitted by the Regional Transport Offices (RTOs) of Cuttack, Bhubaneswar-I and Bhubaneswar-II.

The reports highlighted the alleged unauthorised use of private, non-transport two-wheelers for passenger...