Robbers abduct cab driver then posed as driver to loot next passengers

  • | Thursday | 21st November, 2019

NEW DELHI: In a thrilling incident, a father and son duo were kidnapped by the cab driver they booked on an online application. The twist in the tale, they were not cab drivers rather robbers who had earlier abducted the original driver of the cab, looted and dumped him. At around midnight, they accepted one booking from New Delhi Railway Station to IGI Airport. The criminals reached New Delhi railway station. This booking was made at midnight from New Delhi railway station by a Pune-based businessman.

NEW DELHI: In a thrilling incident, a father and son duo were kidnapped by the cab driver they booked on an online application. They were taken to their place in Village Tila, Loni, and Ghaziabad, mercilessly beaten up until they divulged the ATM pin numbers. The twist in the tale, they were not cab drivers rather robbers who had earlier abducted the original driver of the cab, looted and dumped him. The gang has been arrested now by Delhi Police crime branch. On November 1, an app-based cab was booked by the robbers from ISBT, Anand Vihar to Sector-126, Noida at about 7.30 pm. Three robbers posed as passengers and boarded the cab. After reaching Noida, they overpowered the driver, beat him up and looted his money and mobile phone. They bundled the driver in his cab and took him hostage at their place in Village Tila, Loni, and Ghaziabad. They also drugged him. "The bookings which were being sent by the cab Aggregator company (OLA) on the the phone of the real driver of the cab was attended by the criminals. One of the robbers became the driver of the robbed cab. At around midnight, they accepted one booking from New Delhi Railway Station to IGI Airport. The criminals reached New Delhi railway station. One of the robbers was driving the cab as driver, while three criminals followed him in another app-based cab of their associate," said Ram Gopal Naik, DCP Crime Branch. This booking was made at midnight from New Delhi railway station by a Pune-based businessman. He along with his son had come from Agra and had to catch a flight from IGI Airport alongwith his son for Pune. The father-son duo boarded the cab which was being closely followed by the three miscreants in another cab. At a secluded place, the robbers kidnapped, and mercilessly beat them up and looted cash Rs 11,000, mobile phones, laptop, credit cards, etc. The robbers withdrew Rs 1,60,000 through the stolen debit/credit cards ad left the duo at ISBT.

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