Three held for attempt to kill cabbie

At Sevaliya the three went to Hotel Janpath and told the driver to call up his family to inform that he would return late in the night. An unsuspecting Malik was taken aback when asked to make a trip back after dusk.

Near Mahisagar bridge one of the accused asked him to stop and while Harkesh, alias Mohan Baldev Rathod, and Raju Baburao Ahir got off, Patel, sitting beside Malik, tried to strangulate him. Ahir and Harkesh also joined Patel soon. The driver was however saved when sarpanch of Timba village, Gopalbhai, reached the spot in time with his colleagues and caught all trio, who tried to flee the spot.

The miscreants were handed over to Timba police outpost. The police unearthed a knife and a nylon rope from the bag they were carrying. A case has been registered against them.