IndiGo pilot held hostage in cab, robbed of cash, cards near Delhi airport
NEW DELHI: A Canadian employed as a pilot with IndiGo airline was allegedly robbed of over ₹1 lakh by three men on a taxi he had boarded near Delhi Cantt area here, police said Monday.
The incident took place on the intervening night of July 12 and July 13 when Mohammad Mehdu Ghanzanfani, a captain with the airline, was waiting for his company cab, police said.
“Unable to trace his cab, the victim walked a few metres and arrived at gate number 2 of a metro station near Delhi Cantt area. While he was speaking to his cab driver over phone, a taxi driver approached him,” Deputy Commissioner of Police (IGI Airport) Sanjay Bhatia said.
