Three held for robbing cab driver in Panchkula

The Crime Branch, Sector 26 here, has arrested three accused, including the mastermind, in the 2023 robbery case. The accused, after booking a taxi ride, had robbed its driver of his vehicle and cash at gunpoint.

Addressing the media, ACP (Crime) Arvind Kamboj stated that the incident occurred on the night of December 4, 2023. The victim, Shanky Kashyap, a resident of Panipat, had booked a taxi ride for five youths from Panipat railway station to Pinjore. Two more joined the group at the Chandimandir toll plaza. Around 11 pm, the group diverted the vehicle to a secluded location near Kheda Basela village. They thrashed the driver and robbed him of Rs 4,000, a phone and the vehicle at gunpoint.

The stolen vehicle was recovered days later from Dadumajra in Chandigarh.

Acting on a tip-off, the police arrested Dheeraj (the mastermind) and Shiva, alias Kaju, from Karnal on July 31. Following their interrogation, their accomplice Devender Rana was nabbed the next day.

All three face charges under IPC Section 395 (dacoity) and the Arms Act.