Ola cab driver and his associates identified as Anshuman Chopra and Amit Kumar, who robbed and carjacked fellow Ola driver were arrested on Friday. The incident occurred on Wednesday when complainant Devendra Yadav resident of Bihar picked up two passengers from Kalyanpuri to Noida, Greater Noida and Pari Chowk.
DCP (East) Pankaj Kumar Singh said, “The complainant was robbed at knife point and the accused took his purse and his mobile. They also took him hostage.
“The complainant was able to get away when the accused persons stopped at a CNG pump in Chilla Village. The complainant then filed an FIR in Mayur Vihar police station.” Four teams under the supervision of ACP (Mayur Vihar) Shobhit Saxena were formed and traps were set up at various places, Singh said.
Police received information on Saturday that the accused people would pass from Gazipur road. At 4-5 pm, the police teams were able to catch a Hyundai Xcent passing by. The police forced the car to stop and upon enquiry found that it was the same car that was robbed.
The accused persons Anshuman Chopra and Amit Kumar were interrogated where they revealed the name of their accomplice Rahul Babul, who was then arrested. The police recovered 12 mobile phones including of the complainant from Rahul. They also recovered the ATM and vehicle of the complainant’s vehicle along with Rs 2500 in cash.