Indian-origin taxi driver killed in New Zealand

Melbourne, Jan 31 (PTI) An Indian-origin cabbie was
stabbed by an unknown assailant and was found dead in his taxi
that crashed Sunday in New Zealand's Auckland city.

Hiren Mohini, 39, was driving a taxi that veered off the
road and hit a tree around 1.30 a m (local time) following
which people who rushed to the spot found him dead.
A post mortem report found a stab wound to his torso, the
New Zealand Herald reported.
A homicide inquiry was launched following the death and
the police is looking to interview a young male who was seen
running towards Esplanade Road immediately after the crash, it
said.
Investigators who spoke to a number of witnesses
described the man they are looking for as a "slimly-built,
dark-skinned male in his mid to late twenties with long,
greasy hair to the back of his neck".
Police believe the man had hired Mohini's taxi 10 minutes
before it crashed and they are assessing security surveillance
footage for more information.
Auckland Co-operative Taxi Society chairman Ian Graham
said the society was "deeply saddened by the tragic case of Mr
Mohini this morning".
"The company is in shock and anger that a young family
man, working hard to provide for his family has been taken in
such a senseless act of violence," he said.
Graham said some of Mohini's fellow taxi drivers tried to
rush to his aid after an internal emergency device inside the
taxi was triggered on impact but arrived too late. PTI WAJ
RDM


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