GREATER NOIDA: Two criminals who robbed a driver of his Ola cab via posing as shoppers were arrested after a short lived exchange of fireside in Dadri in the early hours of Tuesday, police mentioned. Two of their accomplices, alternatively, controlled to present cops the slip.
“Cab driver Shiv Kumar reached the pick-up point in a WagonR. The 4 were given into the cab posing as shoppers. However, they soon held the driving force hostage at gunpoint and froced him to power round Noida and Greater Noida for some 3 hours,” mentioned Nishank Sharma, circle officer (Dadri).
Around 2.30 am, the men requested the driving force to hand over the cab keys and get down. “When Kumar attempted to position up a resistance, the criminals attacked him with a knife inflicting injuries on his arms. They then dumped Kumar on the Noida-Greater Noida parkway and drove off in the cab,” mentioned Sharma.
An injured Kumar sought help from a passer-by and referred to as police. Soon, a crew from the Expressway police station reached the spot.
“We first admitted the driving force to JS Hospital for first help after which informed different police stations. An alert was once flashed for patrolling in the entire station areas,” mentioned Vedpal Singh Pundir, SHO of Expressway police station.
The criminals ran out of luck a few hours later when Dadri police intercepted their automobile at a barricade near Kot Nagar. “When cops signalled them to stop for checking, the 4 attempted to hurry away after opening fireplace on the police crew. But the police retaliated and nabbed the criminals after a short lived gunfight,” mentioned Sharma.
While two criminals — identified as Rahul and Kunal, citizens of Dadri — were nabbed, two others controlled to flee. Rahul and Kunal sustained gunshot injuries and were despatched to district clinic. Police have additionally recovered two country-made guns, some are living cartridges, a knife, and the stolen Wagon R from their possession.
When contacted, an Ola spokesperson mentioned, “This is an unfortunate incident and we're involved with the circle of relatives of the driving force partner. We also are supporting the government in their investigation.”
“Cab driver Shiv Kumar reached the pick-up point in a WagonR. The 4 were given into the cab posing as shoppers. However, they soon held the driving force hostage at gunpoint and froced him to power round Noida and Greater Noida for some 3 hours,” mentioned Nishank Sharma, circle officer (Dadri).
Around 2.30 am, the men requested the driving force to hand over the cab keys and get down. “When Kumar attempted to position up a resistance, the criminals attacked him with a knife inflicting injuries on his arms. They then dumped Kumar on the Noida-Greater Noida parkway and drove off in the cab,” mentioned Sharma.
An injured Kumar sought help from a passer-by and referred to as police. Soon, a crew from the Expressway police station reached the spot.
“We first admitted the driving force to JS Hospital for first help after which informed different police stations. An alert was once flashed for patrolling in the entire station areas,” mentioned Vedpal Singh Pundir, SHO of Expressway police station.
The criminals ran out of luck a few hours later when Dadri police intercepted their automobile at a barricade near Kot Nagar. “When cops signalled them to stop for checking, the 4 attempted to hurry away after opening fireplace on the police crew. But the police retaliated and nabbed the criminals after a short lived gunfight,” mentioned Sharma.
While two criminals — identified as Rahul and Kunal, citizens of Dadri — were nabbed, two others controlled to flee. Rahul and Kunal sustained gunshot injuries and were despatched to district clinic. Police have additionally recovered two country-made guns, some are living cartridges, a knife, and the stolen Wagon R from their possession.
When contacted, an Ola spokesperson mentioned, “This is an unfortunate incident and we're involved with the circle of relatives of the driving force partner. We also are supporting the government in their investigation.”
Cab thieves held after gunfight in Dadri
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May 02, 2018
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