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Out-of-fuel taxi saves doctor from gang rape
Updated On: 02 February, 2010 09:14 AM IST | | Imran Gowhar
But cabbie manages to escape with valuables worth Rs 90,000
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But cabbie manages to escape with valuables worth Rs 90,000
A Mumbai-based doctor was robbed by a cabbie of valuables worth Rs 90,000 on Saturday but she and her friend managed to escape being gang-raped after the taxi ran out of fuel on the Bangalore-Mysore highway.
The passengers of a passing state transport bus rescued the girls and managed to nab two accomplices but the main accused managed to flee with the booty.
In her statement to the police, Dr Shalini Pal, a resident of Andheri, said that she had come to the city to appear for the postgraduate medical entrance examination.
After taking the examination at the KLE medical college, Pal hired a taxi with her friend Sameera, who had also appeared for the same exam.
The cabbie, who had a friend seated in the cab, initially asked for Rs 800 to drop the girls at the Indian Social Institute in Benson Town. After bargaining, he agreed to an amount of Rs 300.
A Mumbai-based doctor was robbed by a cabbie of valuables worth Rs 90,000 on Saturday but she and her friend managed to escape being gang-raped after the taxi ran out of fuel on the Bangalore-Mysore highway.
The passengers of a passing state transport bus rescued the girls and managed to nab two accomplices but the main accused managed to flee with the booty.
In her statement to the police, Dr Shalini Pal, a resident of Andheri, said that she had come to the city to appear for the postgraduate medical entrance examination.
After taking the examination at the KLE medical college, Pal hired a taxi with her friend Sameera, who had also appeared for the same exam.
The cabbie, who had a friend seated in the cab, initially asked for Rs 800 to drop the girls at the Indian Social Institute in Benson Town. After bargaining, he agreed to an amount of Rs 300.
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CHEAP RIDE: Dr Shalini Pal and her friend hail a taxi for the Indian Social Institute in Benson Town. The cabbie asks for Rs 800 initially, but settles for Rs 300 after the girls bargain |
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HAND IT OVER: The cabbie takes a detour towards the Bangalore-Mysore highway. The passengers are caught unaware as he stops the car and asks them to handover their valuables at knifepoint How do you like the new new mid-day.com experience? Share your feedback and help us improve. Read Next Story Trending StoriesLatest Photos |
