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Mumbai: Court grants bail to 44-yr-old taxi driver in cheating and robbery case
Updated On: 15 August, 2023 12:47 PM IST | Mumbai | Faizan Khan
Upon reaching Crawford Market in Mumbai, she paid the taxi fare. It was during this transaction that the taxi driver allegedly asked for a change for a Rs 2,000 currency note
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In a recent development, a 44-year-old taxi driver, Nasir Akbar Ali, has been granted bail by the sessions court in a case involving cheating and robbery with an Ethiopian national female passenger who had arrived in Mumbai for medical treatment.
According to the prosecution`s case, the foreign national hired a taxi for her transportation needs on July 29, 2023. Upon reaching Crawford Market in Mumbai, she paid the taxi fare. It was during this transaction that the taxi driver allegedly asked for a change for a Rs 2,000 currency note. The passenger handed over four Rs 500 notes, but during the exchange, a bundle of Rs 50,700 mainly, in Rs 500 currency notes accidentally fell into the taxi. The driver reportedly returned only Rs 25,700 to the passenger, keeping the remaining Rs 25,000. The passenger subsequently reported the incident to the police, leading to the driver`s arrest and the filing of an FIR.
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