Okay. Just to clarify. I’m an Indian living in India, so this behaviour here cannot be some sort of immigration scam. Most likely it’s a case of subcontracting.

Okay. Just to clarify. I’m an Indian living in India, so this behaviour here cannot be some sort of immigration scam. Most likely it’s a case of subcontracting. It isn’t illegal in the sense of a crime. It is probably a violation of the eegistered driver’s contract with Uber. A simple civil tort at best. Uber could cancel their contract and sue them in civil court or Lok Adalat (small claims court)for contract violation. The latter action would be a waste of time though.