Cab driver steals gold chain and iPhone from drunk passenger

The Avalahalli constabulary person launched a hunt for a cab operator who stole a golden concatenation and an iPhone from a rider aft the unfortunate fell dormant successful an inebriated authorities during a late-night thrust connected the city’s outskirts.

The incidental came to airy aft a ailment was filed by a backstage institution worker astatine the Avalahalli Police Station. The constabulary person registered a lawsuit and begun efforts to hint the accused.

According to the complaint, the unfortunate had gone retired with 4 friends to a roadside dhaba adjacent Budigere a fewer days ago. After the party, helium booked a cab to instrumentality location precocious astatine nighttime past Sunday, March 8.

The cab operator arrived astatine the location, picked up the rider and besides collected the beforehand fare. However, wrong a fewer minutes of boarding the cab, the complainant fell dormant owing to intoxicant consumption.

The constabulary said the operator allegedly took vantage of the situation, removed the victim’s golden concatenation and iPhone, and aboriginal dropped him midway connected the roadworthy earlier fleeing the spot. When the unfortunate woke up, helium realised that his mobile telephone and golden concatenation were missing. With the assistance of a passer-by, helium managed to scope his location and aboriginal approached Avalahalli Police Station the adjacent time to lodge a complaint.

Investigators fishy that the operator deliberately ended the travel midway to debar contiguous detection by the company. To forestall suspicion, helium reportedly drove towards the passenger’s residence country aft dropping him disconnected and past near the location.

Police said thrust details, including travel records and determination tracking, are disposable with the cab aggregator, which volition assistance place the driver. The accused has reportedly switched disconnected his mobile telephone and is suspected to beryllium from different State. Efforts are nether mode to hint and apprehension him.