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Preeja Prasad ByExpress News ServiceBENGALURU: A panel discussion conducted on Friday by the Bengaluru Bus Prayanikara Vedike (BBVP) focussed on the impact of cab aggregators in the city. It concluded with panelists unanimously agreeing that cab aggregators need to be regulated. “Since the arrival of cab aggregators, 15 cabbies have committed suicide, of which two happened this year,” said Tanveer. The panel agreed that this was the opposite of public transport companies such as BMTC, which focus on profits. Sudeept Maiti, a transport expert, said that a study was being conducted on who were the aggregators’ customers and understanding whether they used public transport..