India, June 12 -- The Mumbai Police has taken action against an autorickshaw driver and 12 others operating unofficial bag-keeping services outside the US consulate in Bandra Kurla Complex (BKC), following a viral LinkedIn post that brought attention to the unusual business.

The autorickshaw driver, who had become an online sensation for claiming to earn between Rs.5 to Rs.8 lakh a month by safeguarding belongings of visa applicants for Rs.1,000 per bag, was among those summoned by the BKC police.

Instead of ferrying passengers, he offered to hold onto their bags while they attended appointments inside the consulate, where carrying personal belongings is restricted.

In the heart of Mumbai's Bandra Kurla Complex, where nervous visa appl...