2 passengers snatch cab after attacking driver in Pinjore

The complainant, Ankit of Panchkula, was attacked around 4 am by the passengers whom he had picked up from Zirakpur

Two miscreants made away with the vehicle of a cab driver on Monday after allegedly attacking him near a railway crossing near Pinjore during a ride from Zirakpur to Chitkara University, Baddi.

The cab driver alleged that when he was near a railway crossing near Pinjore, the man sitting on the rear seat tried to choke him with rope and the one on the adjoining seat started hitting him. (Getty image)

The complainant, Ankit of Panchkula, was attacked around 4 am by the passengers whom he had picked up from Zirakpur.

In his complaint, he said that he accepted the request as he was in Zirakpur at the time. On reaching the pick up point, two people boarded the cab, with one each occupying the from and the rear seat, he said.

The cab driver alleged that when he was near a railway crossing near Pinjore, the man sitting on the rear seat tried to choke him with rope and the one on the adjoining seat started hitting him.

Ankit said that he somehow managed to get out of the car and the accused fled with the car. He added that the car also had his mobile and important documents.