Ludhiana, Nov. 16 -- A quick SOS from a cab driver turned a daring robbery attempt into a police trap helping Samrala police nab two accused late on Friday night and recover the stolen vehicle within hours.

The police have identified the accused as Gurjant Singh alias Janta, a resident of Zira Road in Moga, and Karan, a resident of Tanda in Hoshiarpur district. Police said Gurjant is already facing trial in a murder case lodged against him in Moga.

Pawanjit Chaudhary, superintendent of police (detective), Khanna, said the incident was reported when Naveen Kumar, a resident of Ratia in Haryana's Fatehabad district, approached a police team near Haidon police post. Naveen told officers that he had been assaulted and robbed minutes earlier...