Acting swiftly, Colaba cops traced missing valuables belonging to two Sudanese nationals within 24 hours. The foreign nationals had come to Mumbai on Wednesday evening but forgot his bag in a taxi while alighting at South Mumbai. Colaba cops inquired with more than 700 taxis to trace down the taxi in which valuables were kept.

Mohammed Abdul Yusuf Ali Hasan (22) and Abdul Rahun Basir Yakub (39) had come to Mumbai on a business trip. The men took a taxi in the evening of 17th July from Sahar Airport. The taxi reached Colaba around 8.30pm and the two men went to Sea View Hotel. Upon reaching the hotel, Mohammed realised that he has forgotten the bag containing money, his passport and some jackets. Worried, the men ran downstairs to check if the taxi was still around but they didn't find it. Then, the two went to Colaba police station after the hotel authorities asked them to.