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Three arrested in connection with murder of cab driver

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Press Trust of India New Delhi
Last Updated : Jul 08 2015 | 9:48 PM IST
Three persons have been arrested in connection with the murder of a cab driver whose body was found dumped in Dwarka yesterday, police said today.
The Ttrio Ataulla Rehman, 25, Namanuddin 22, and Manish Shukla, 18, killed the driver Vinay, 27, a native of Bulandshahar in UP, while riding in his cab from Mahipalpur to Lajpatnagar on the intervening night of July 5-6.
Ataulla who is kingpin of the gang was involved in a kidnapping-cum-ransom case of Gujarat in 2011 and was absconding since he jumped bail in the case, said RA Sanjeev, DCP of South West Delhi police.
Numanuddin and Ataulla were arrested by police on specific input from Kheda Park, Om Vihar in Uttam Nagar. On the information provided by them Manish was arrested and the taxi they had looted after killing Vinay was also recovered.
They had strangulated the driver Vinay and dumped his body before taking away the taxi, the officer added.

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First Published: Jul 08 2015 | 9:48 PM IST

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