Pune: Two men held for robbing cab driver

PUNE: The Pimpri Chinchwad police on Monday evening arrested two men on the charge of assaulting and robbing a cab driver of his cellphone and cash, collectively worth Rs16,000, at Shivaji chowk in Hinjewadi around 4.50am.
The arrested suspects were identified as Mayur Rajendra Nanaware (22) of Maan near Hinjewadi and his friend Pradeep Rajendra Sawant (24) of Kharadi. The cab driver, Chandrashekhar Vitthal Hanwate (42) of Pimpri, lodged a complaint in this connection with the Hinjewadi police later the same morning.
Sub-inspector Tukaram Khadake of Hinjewadi police said, "Nanaware had gone to Sawant's place and had booked a cab at Kharadi to reach Maan. Hanwate picked them up at Kharadi and after reaching the Shivaji chowk area they asked the cab driver to halt the vehicle."
"The duo then slapped Hanwate and robbed his cellphone, cash and fled from the spot. We have traced them using their cellphone details, which they used to book the cab," he said.