The Mumbai police, on Saturday, busted a gang of thieves who robbed auto and taxi drivers near Hindu cemetery on Western Express Highway by posing as passengers in the night. &nbsp;
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The Vanrai police, Goregaon east have arrested one while the other two are at large.
The arrested accused has been identified as 26-year-old Vijay Chauhan while other two have been identified as Mukesh Chauhan and Sunil.
According to the police, Vijay hired an auto rickshaw from Oberai Mall at Goregaon to go to Jogeshwari on Saturday late night. He however got down in front of Hindu cemetery on Western Express Highway at Goregaon east, where his two gang member were present. They held the auto driver and forcibly took him inside the bushes and stole his mobile phone and cash by putting knife on his throat before fleeing. The auto driver started shouting for help. His cries were heard by Vanrai Police who were patrolling the area. They immediately rushed for the help which is when the auto driver narrated his ordeal to the police.
PSI. P.H. Sable of Vanrai police station said, "We immediately informed about the theft to our night duty police inspector Anil Veratk and with our detection staff, we went inside the bushes. Around 20 minute of intense search, we succeeded catching one accused but the other two accused escaped taking advantaging of the darkness. The arrested has confessed his crime and the police have also recovered mobile phone and 700 rupees from him. On the complaint of auto driver, Uday Ranjan Mishra, 36, we have booked the accused under section 392, 34 of IPC and also under Mumbai Police Act 37."
During interrogation, it was revealed that Chauhan is a habitual offender residing in Aarey Colony with previous criminal records of similar kind. We are still looking out for the other two."

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