A taxi driver was beaten and tied to a container truck earlier this week in Yangon’s Insein Township, police said.
An officer with the Yangon Northern District Police Force told the Voice Weekly that the three suspects pretended to be passengers when they climbed into 45-year-old Hla Myo’s taxi on Bayintnaung Road on Monday and asked to go to Khayay Pin junction in Mingalardon Township. They agreed on a price of K4,000 (around $3.25).
On the way one of the men asked to stop the car to go to the bathroom. When Hla Myo pulled over the trio started attacking him.
“They beat the driver and tied his hands and legs to a container truck,” the officer told the Voice.
Police patrolling in the area found the man but were too late to catch the suspects, who had driven off in the taxi.
“They escaped even though we searched for them by blocking roads,” the officer said.
Another police officer from the station in Insein Township said the driver lost consciousness as a result of the attack.
“When he got up, he was tied to the container truck. And they asked him not to talk to police, and if so they would kill him,” he said.
Authorities are investigating.
Photo of taxis in downtown Yangon / Coconuts Yangon
