The government of Goa has filed a police complaint against Uber India Systems Private Limited, accusing the company of illegally operating its services in the state.

Earlier last week, Uber announced its services, including airport pick-up and drop in Goa.

State Transport Minister Mauvin Godinho told reporters on Tuesday that his department has filed a formal complaint against Uber for operating in the tourist state without taking any permission.

He said that his department had asked the police to take action against the app-based taxi aggregator. “We had sent an email to the cybercrime (cell) last week but on Monday, we gave a formal letter to the cyber crime cell,” Godinho said.

The minister said the government has already announced that Goa will not allow app-based taxi services such as Ola and Uber to operate in the state.

Assistant Director Transport Francisco Vaz has filed a complaint against Uber with the cyber crime cell. As per the complaint, Uber has been offering rides in the state without taking permission from the local government.