Three persons, including a former driver, who worked with a cab aggregator, robbed a cabbie at gunpoint to fund his girlfriend’s birthday celebration.
As per the several reports, the victim had complained to police that he was robbed of his valuables by four people, who had booked a ride in his car, in the early hours of March 30.
During investigation, with the help of human and technical intelligence, the police found out that three persons involved in the incident were in Bindapur, after which a trap was laid and three suspects who were coming on a motorcycle were detained. The police said that the two-wheeler was found to be stolen and the accused were also in possession of illegal arms. The three identified as Gurpreet Singh (19) Aakash (22) and Jasveer Singh (24), were arrested the next day from Bindapur area of Dwarka district.
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During interrogation, it was found that Jasveer had briefly worked with the same cab aggregator as the driver but was thrown out for his inappropriate activities and frequent complaints from passengers. He wanted to take a revenge and thus planned to rob the company’s taxi, the police claimed.
The police said Jasveer had planned to celebrate his girlfriend’s birthday was facing a shortage of money. He then hatched the plan of robbery and roped in his friends.
