Hyderabad: The Rajendra Nagar police arrested three people on Wednesday who were allegedly involved in the murder of a cab driver. The accused were identified as Shaik Hafeez, 20, Jeedimetla, Mohammad Tanveer, 20, from Jeedimetla and Mohammad Jahangir, 21, from Warangal. The victim was identified as Mohammed Jahangir, 20, from Rajendra Nagar.

According to the police, the trio hired Mohammed Jahangir’s cab on the pretext of going to Pathancheru. They had intended to kill the driver and then flee with the car. After reaching Patahncheru, the gang asked him to head towards Zaheerabad. After reaching the vicinity of Zaheerabad, the accused killed the driver, took the cab and fled.