Ghaziabad: ‘Auto gang’ robs woman of cash, mobile

GHAZIABAD: A 40-year-old woman was allegedly robbed of cash worth Rs 2,000 and her mobile phone by an ‘auto gang’ in Sihani Gate area on Saturday.
The victim, Rakhi Singh, lives in Nehru Nagar 2. Around 9 am on Saturday, she sat in a shared auto near Old Bus St-and to go to a clinic in Noida for treatment.
Singh told police the auto had a driver and three other men posing as regular passengers. After driving for a distance, the driver stopped as the person sitting next to him insisted on sitting in the rear. The driver also agreed with him saying the police will issue a challan if they find someone sitting on the front seat, the woman alleged.
Singh, meanwhile, protested saying there was no space for a fourth person at the back. While she was speaking to the driver, a passenger at the back opened her purse. She asked the driver to let her get down, but he started the vehicle. Singh was pushed her out of the moving auto and sustained injuries. She raised an alarm but no one came to her rescue. She even caught hold of the vehicle and was dragged for some distance. She finally let go of the vehicle when the driver increased the speed. The mobile phone and cash kept in the purse were later found to be missing. Based on her complaint, an FIR for theft was registered against unidentified persons at Sihani gate police station.