Bengaluru: The K.G. Halli police on Wednesday arrested two habitual offenders who stole a car from a cab driver, after posing as customers.
The duo, identified as Sheikh Shahnawaz (20), resident of D.J. Halli, and Syed Abbas (19) from K.G. Halli, were arrested by a team of policemen after a chase. Some policemen were injured when the accused attacked the cops in a bid to escape.
According to the police, at 11.30 p.m. on January 5, the duo boarded a taxi aggregator cab. On the way, Shivanna, the cab driver had stopped the car to relieve himself. While returning, the accused thretened him at knifepoint, pushed him down on the road and took off with the car. Shivanna rushed to KG Halli police station and filed a complaint.
Three policemen swung into action and managed to track down the car near Nagavara junction in the wee hours of the morning.
When one of the officials stopped the car, Shahanawaz tried to run over him while Syed attacked the other two cops, who were on a bike, with an iron rod. The two escaped again and the police chased them. In a hurry, Sheikh rammed the car into a road divider. Seizing the moment, the police nabbed the accused and recovered the car.
The police said that the accused had stolen the car to sell and buy drugs. Sheikh Shahnawaz is a habitual offender who has many cases against him, said an official.
The police have registered a case of robbery and assault on police and remanded the accused before the magistrate and handed them over to judicial custody.
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