India, Aug. 10 -- Two cab drivers, in separate incidents this month, allegedly extorted exorbitant charges from foreign nationals for their journeys from the airport to their destinations within the city. The Sahar police arrested them both on Friday.

On July 25, 39-year-old Uber driver Arun Mishra picked up Frank Coffman, an American citizen from the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport Mumbai. Before Mishra could drop his passenger at his drop location in JW Marriott in Andheri East, he allegedly abruptly stopped the ride mid-way, said a police officer. He snatched Coffman's phone to cancel the ride and forcefully took Rs.1,300 from him before fleeing. "We registered the case on Friday as the complaint was filed late with ...