Lasanda Deepthi, a 43-year-old Sri Lankan woman, plans her day around fuel queues. The driver of an auto-rickshaw on the outskirts of the commercial capital Colombo, she keeps a close eye on the ...

"Before I knew it, the auto rickshaw driver drove away with our briefcase that had my passport, our documents, our cash, everything in it," Pisharody said. "My heart sank. I started quivering.

Auto-rickshaw drivers on its platform in India need to pay a fee between $0.23 and $0.46 (20-40 Indian rupees) per day, depending on the city they are in, TechCrunch understands.