The police investigating the rape of a 14-year-old girl in Malabar Hill have discovered that the taxi driver arrested in the crime had called up his acquaintance inviting him to assault the child who has a mental disability. Both were arrested after the girl’s father filed a missing person complaint. The incident came to light on September 18 when the girl’s father approached the Malabar Hill police station. He said the child had gone missing from home. Considering the seriousness of the situation we immediately began investigating the matter,” said a police officer from Malabar Hill police.

The child left her home after a fight with her family on Monday night and hailed the taxi. Following the child’s entry into the cab, the driver, Shriprakash Pandey, 28, called Salman Sunni, 26, and allegedly told him, “There is a girl sitting alone in my cab and you can take full advantage of her and the situation.” “We scanned CCTV camera footage from the area. Although the registration number of the taxi was not visible, we managed to apprehend the taxi driver,” the police officer said.