Police have taken action against 175 drivers of various ride-sharing services for violating traffic rules in different parts of Kathmandu Valley. 

Ride sharing platforms are increasing rapidly and instances of operating the service without authorization, carrying passengers without meeting required standards, and ignoring traffic rules are also on the rise, said Naresh Raj Subedi, spokesperson of the Kathmandu Traffic Police Office.

He said that the team had conducted a special checking campaign at various places in the Valley to curb such violations. 

At least 175 ride-sharing drivers have been booked in the campaign as they were operating the service offline without the permission of the platforms.

During the campaign, unauthorized pick-ups and drop-offs, poor condition of vehicles, missing required documents and violating traffic rules were also found, said spokesperson Subedi.