The general manager of Uber taxis in Mumbai was allegedly slapped today by a member of a local outfit here on a day when Maharashtra government decided to ban web-based taxi services in the state.

KK Tiwari, union leader (auto-taxi wing) of Swabhiman Sanghatana, allegedly slapped Shailesh Sawlani, general manager of Uber in the Maharashtra capital, when he was coming out of the office of the Transport Commissioner in suburban Bandra here.