India, July 3 -- Maharashtra transport minister Pratap Sarnaik posed as a driver and found glaring lapses in the implementation of the bike taxi ban in Mumbai.

As per news agency PTI, Sarnaik booked a bike taxi on Rapido in the state's capital yesterday under a different name to verify a senior official's claim that the app and illegal bike taxi services are non-operational.

Laying bare the claim of the official, a bike taxi driver swiftly afterwards reached the spot to pick up the minister from the pick up destination.

Sarnaik told the news agency that he booked a ride from Mantralaya to Dadar using the ride-hailing app, which showed a fare of INR 195 for the ride. Afterwards, when the biker arrived at Babu Genu Junction outside Mantr...