Pune: The Mahalunge MIDC police are searching for three men who allegedly thrashed a cab driver and his friend, claiming that the driver’s car had brushed against theirs. The trio also smashed the cab’s windscreen. The incident happened on Saturday at Purnanagar near Mahalunge. A 26-year-old cab driver from Chikhali has lodged a complaint with the police.An officer said that on Saturday night, the cab driver and his friend were returning home when three men in a hatchback car forced them to stop. The trio then allegedly brushed their car against the complainant’s vehicle. “The accused abused the complainant, accusing him of driving improperly. They beat him and his friend,” the officer said.He said one of the accused smashed the windscreen of the complainant’s car and punched him in the face. The trio then fled from the spot. “The complainant provided the car’s registration number. We are searching for them,” the officer said.
