Three months after mid-day's relentless reporting on accidents caused by callous Uber drivers that have left victims dead or comatose, the state road transport department finally initiated the process of taking serious action against the accused from October 20. The move comes in accordance with directives by State Transport Minister Diwakar Raote during a meeting held in July, wherein he'd taken cognisance of this paper's reports.

Raote's directives came after he chaired a meeting in July with senior transport and other senior government officials. He'd read mid-day's coverage of two major cases involving Uber drivers. The first was that of Tanzila Shaikh, about whose tragic death mid-day reported on July 12. She died in Bhandup on June 14, after her Uber driver Inderjeet Singh Bhatti crashed his car into a stationary garbage van. While Shaikh was charged Rs 568.10 for the ride, which was refunded after her husband Muzammil informed Uber about her death, Bhatti was let go with a mere fine.