2 abduct cab driver with toy gun and flee with car, held

On February 26, the accused took the cab from Punjabi Bagh area for a trip to Delhi airport. They got down near the airport and smoked cigarettes before threatening the cab driver with the weapon, police said. “The accused drove the car to Naraina area and made the victim withdraw Rs 5,000 from an ATM. They then fled with the vehicle, which was later found near Punjabi Bagh Metro station area,” an officer said.

Using CCTV images from near the ATM, a team of the Special Staff was deputed to track down the two men. “We got the details of the route taken by the accused from the cab company. Then we traced the men to west Delhi,” said a police officer.

Police recovered a country-made pistol from the duo. “They tried to buy two weapons but did not have enough money. So they got themselves a toy pistol,” the officer said.