A cab that had gone missing along with its driver and three passengers on July 9 was recovered by Kolar police on Sunday. The taxi along with three passengers went missing after it was booked for Jabalpur and left the city on July 9.
According to the police, on July 9 three persons had booked a Tavera car for Jabalpur but on July 10 communication was broken. The vehicle which was owned by Balaji Travel Services left on July 9 with driver Sitaram and three passengers. When the driver was contacted, they were not able to contact him as his mobile phone was found out of range. The same message was received when the passengers were contacted.
Fearing mishap, Balaji Travels lodged a complaint with the Kolar police and after receiving information the police acted swiftly and alerted the police across the regions for which the vehicle was rented. The police registered a case of kidnap and during the investigation on Sunday the vehicle was recovered from a village of Rewa district but no signs of passengers and the driver were found.
Based on the last location of the driver and the passengers investigation is on. Police are yet to obtain a clue in the case. The passengers are involved in the kidnap or they have also become victims has to be investigated.