The recent Mumbai cab strike, which saw a section of cabbies staying off the roads, put Mumbaikars to some inconvenience for two days. It was also very disappointing to see that there was violence on the two days that some cabs were on strike. A 25-year-old media professional travelling in a taxi was chased, manhandled and verbally abused in broad daylight by 10-12 people near Mahim station. While the mob continued to hit the driver, the woman, who didn't want to be named, managed to escape by running to Mahim railway station. Some of the drivers who chose to work on those days had to face hooligans. The woman was dragged out of the cab.

At other times, we have seen some miscreants surround the cab, while they beat up the taxi driver, sometimes they smash windows too. Passengers may be allowed to get out but in that melee they are manhandled at times, or get some very rough treatment because of a crowd. Women are at times, touched inappropriately in all that hullaballoo.