Armed gang hijacks cab at knife-point, Bengaluru police trace stolen car within hours

Bengaluru An armed gang of three men allegedly robbed a cab driver at knife-point and escaped with his car in broad daylight near Horamavu Railway Cross in Ramamurthy Nagar in east Bengaluru on November 9. The police traced the stolen vehicle with the help of the cab aggregator’s vehicle-tracking system. https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/ The incident occurred around 12.38 p.m.

on November 9, when the driver was taking a customer from Electronics City towards Horamavu. Two unidentified men, reportedly acquaintances of the customer, intercepted the car, threatened the driver with a knife, snatched his mobile phone, and took control of the vehicle. Cab driver robbed at knifepoint by three men Cab driver robbed at knifepoint by three men Cab driver robbed at knifepoint by three men storyline 1 The accused allegedly drove the car to various locations throughout the night.

The following morning, they sold the driver's mobile phone through an online application and transferred the proceeds to his bank account. They then instructed him to withdraw the money from an ATM.