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Woman fights off carjacker in Delhi, gets him arrested

NEW DELHI: When a woman hired a cab on Thursday night, she hadn't quite reckoned she would be fighting with a carjacker and even get him caught. The 34-year-old woman, who is not named in the information given by police, was rescued unhurt after a two-kilometre chase that ended with the taxi ramming into the road divider. TOI sent messages and tried to contact the woman on phone, but she did not respond. However, according to the details provided by the cops, the woman booked the taxi on an app-based service around 9pm near Gopalpur in northeast Delhi. She wanted to go to her cousin's house at the Singhu border. After driving for some time, the woman requested the driver to stop near a roadside stall to get something to quench her thirst. "The driver left the keys in the car and stepped out to buy a bottle of cold drink for his passenger. While he was thus preoccupied, a man, who was later identified as Prince Sharma, barged into the car and began driving away," a police officer elaborated. "The man hadn't realised that there was passenger sitting on the backseat. The woman rolled down the window and screamed for help. Hearing her cries for help, the cab driver realised that his car was being driven away by someone. He asked a passer-by for help and started chasing his taxi." Over two kilometres, the woman fought the carjacker. Pursuing them was the cabbie as well as two police officers who were on patrolling duty on the stretch and were informed about the theft. The woman struggled hard to get the accused to stop and her efforts resulted in a panicked Sharma losing control of the car, which rammed into a road divider. He tried to flee from the spot, but was swiftly overpowered by the cops. The woman was rescued safely. During interrogation, Sharma told police that he was a tempo driver, but his services were suspended by his employer during the lockdown. Sharma, desperate for some money, had decided to rob a cab. The cops have registered a case of robbery and abduction against him.

The Times of India

2020-08-02

Delhi