Carjacking: three held say jealousy was the reason

“Gupta agreed and started driving the cab towards Mumbai Central via the Eastern Express Highway. As the cab was nearing Godrej Company in Vikhroli,one of the men whipped out a knife and pointed it at Gupta. After robbing him of Rs 1,600,a gold chain and a mobile phone,they threw him out of the cab. The cab was later abandoned under the bridge near the Ghatkopar railway station. We recovered the cab the same day after receiving a complaint from Gupta,” said Assistant Police Inspector V R Patil.

The case was then handed over to the Crime Branch who arrested the three accused. The accused were identified as Mushtaq Jamaluddin Khan alias Pappu (42),Hamid Ali Babban Pathan alias Baba (26) and Mohammed Shabbir Sheikh (23). While Khan is working with Cool cab as a driver,Pathan and Sheikh are autorickshaw drivers.

“During investigation,Khan claimed that it was jealousy that made him commit the crime. Khan’s business was reportedly in trouble as many passengers opted to travel in Meru cabs. He claimed that he only intended to threaten the Meru cab driver. But then there was no need to rob him,” said Patil.