Bhur Singh Rajput, 24, a resident of Kurla was robbed by an auto-driver and two other people who pretended to be passengers when he was out for work. Many ground rules and restrictions have been put by the traffic police for auto drivers in BKC as they create trouble very often but after this incident, it looks like nothing seems to work.
The incident took place on April 7, around 8 am when Rajput was out for work in BKC, he is a delivery boy for a hardware company. In conversation with Mid-Day, he said, “I had picked up some hardware products and had to deliver them to a shop. That day, I was standing near MTNL in BKC when I got a call from a client from Bandra West who asked me to come and meet him. I spotted an auto close by and asked those sitting inside if it was a share-auto and the driver said yes.”
“There were two passengers already seated inside. As I was getting in, one of the passengers said as he chewed gutkha and needed to keep spitting it out, would I mind sitting in the middle space. I saw no reason to refuse. But, when the auto had reached Bharat Nagar, the driver suddenly stopped the vehicle and placed a knife at my throat,” he added.
An investigating officer told the Mid-Day that, “As soon as we received the complaint, we scanned CCTV footage in the entire area. Fortunately, Rajput had noted down the number of the autorickshaw, with which we tracked it down. We then arrested two people who live in Bharat Nagar in BKC. The arrested accused are identified as Sameer (the driver) and Jafar (one of the passengers). However, the other passenger is absconding. We arrested them under various sections of the Indian Penal code and investigations are on.”
