Despite frequent drives by the traffic police to check fleecing of autorickshaw passengers, auto drivers continue to demand exorbitant fares at the Sangamwadi private bus stand by falsely claiming that the rickshaw stand is a designated pre-paid booth.

Autocratic behaviour: The spot in Sangamwadi where autorickshaw drivers charge passengers who alight from private buses exorbitant rates to take them to their destination in the city. The auto men claim the spot is pre-paid rickshaw booth, but in reality it is not even a designated auto stand. Pic/Krunal Gosavi