On Saturday, a taxi driver arrested for allegedly stealing a bag containing gold ornaments worth Rs 4.20 lakh from a passenger who was a Surat-based businessman.
According to the Hindustan Times, the taxi driver was identified as Feroze Khan (47). The incident took place when the victim and complainant in this case Pawankumar Jain (45) and his son were catching a taxi. Jain had come to the city to attend a wedding in Vashi. He was with his son at Bandra railway terminus and they were carrying a lot of luggage. They stored the luggage in the trunk of the taxi and kept another bag in the front seat next to the driver. The bag contained a smaller bag with the gold.
Later, when the father-son duo was busy talking, the accused pulled out the bag containing the gold and kept it under his seat. After sometime when the taxi reached Kalanagar junction, Khan and Jain fought over the taxi fare and the latter deboarded. After this, Jain started looking for another taxi, he checked the bag and found the gold missing. Jain then contacted the patrolling police who took him to Kherwadi police station. At the police station, a first information report (FIR) was registered under section 379 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) for theft.
After receiving the complaint, the Kherwadi police tracked down the accused using CCTV footage. All the stolen property was recovered from the accused, who has now been sent to judicial custody by the court.
