Chandigarh, July 4 -- Police have arrested an e-rickshaw driver who robbed his passengers, a couple, of Rs.5,000 in cash near Faidan light point in Sector 48 on July 1.

The accused, identified as 25-year-old Ritik Lolu, a resident of Phase 1, Ram Darbar, has a prior criminal record, said police. A Class 8 dropout, Ritik worked as an e-rickshaw driver and reportedly used his vehicle to carry out the robbery late on July 1.

In his complaint registered at the Sector-31 police station, the victim, Ankit Raghuvanshi, 35, narrated that he was returning from Kaithal with his wife, Pooja. Around 10.50 pm, they hired an e-rickshaw from Tribune Chowk to reach their home in Sector 48-B.

When they deboarded at Faidan light point and his wife proce...