PTI

27-year-old student was working as a taxi driver; criminal fleeing cops hijacked his cab, assaulted him, threw him out

Melbourne, Aug 10: An Indian student Rajneesh Joga, working as a taxi driver, died on Wednesday August 9, after a man being chased by police hijacked his cab and pushed him out of the moving vehicle.

Police believe 27-year-old Joga, who had arrived recently from India to study in Melbourne, was assaulted and hurled out by his killer who hailed the cab while he was escaping.

The 20-year-old man was being chased by police on suspicion of driving a stolen vehicle. A pursuit began, but police pulled out several minutes later when two of the stolen car’s tyres blew out.

The car was found abandoned further up the road and the man is suspected to have been hit by another driver as he fled. It's believed the injured man then hailed Joga’s passing taxi, assaulted him and threw him out of the car.

The shocking incident has renewed calls to protect cabbies from violent members of the public.