A 45-year-old cab driver died in Greater Noida on Monday after he was allegedly attacked by three passengers, PTI reported. The victim’s so...
A 45-year-old cab driver died in Greater Noida on Monday after he was allegedly attacked by three passengers, PTI reported. The victim’s son, who recorded his father’s last call on Sunday night, made minutes before his death, alleged that he was forced to say “Jai Shri Ram”.
Police identified the driver as Aftab Alam, a resident of Trilokpuri area in Delhi, and denied any communal angle. “A police patrolling vehicle found the Delhi-registered taxi parked along the Badalpur-Dadri bypass road,” Deputy Commissioner of Police, Central Noida, Harish Chander said. “On checking, a person was found on the seat next to the driver’s seat in a severely injured condition. The police immediately rushed him to a hospital where he died during treatment.”
Alam had picked up a passenger from Gurgaon and dropped him in Bulandshahr, the police said. “While returning, some other passengers boarded his cab for Delhi without a booking,” the officer added. “En route to Delhi, they had a fight and the driver was attacked, leading to his death.”
Alam’s 20-year-old son Mohammad Sabir said he received a first call from his father around 7 pm, when he asked him to recharge his FASTag, according to The Wire. After that, during the second call, at 8.39...
