Cab driver wanted in rape of passenger in Brooklyn

I want to encourage all Sikhs to come forward and denounce this heinous and ungodly attack. And also help the police identify this man. If this is true, this man will hurt the Sikh-American relations very badly.



WILLIAMSBURG, Brooklyn (WABC) -- Police in Brooklyn are searching for a taxi driver who is accused of raping a female passenger at knifepoint.

The victim told detectives she had just hailed a yellow cab and apparently fell asleep on her way home.

What she remembers next, she said, is being raped in the back seat at knifepoint by the driver.

She said she escaped, but not before being slashed across her hands and face.

The incident happened near Rodney Street and South 1st Street in Williamsburg, which is a very isolated area right next to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, near the entrance to the Willamsburg Bridge.

The victim is a 26-year-old woman who was trying to get to Manhattan. The incident occurred around 6 a.m. on Friday, May 6.

Police say their suspect is Southwest Asian in appearance, forty to forty-five years old, roughly five-eight, wearing what was described as a red and orange turban.

The victim said it happened six days ago.

By law, all New York City yellow cabs are equipped with GPS tracking devices. That records the taxi's medallion number and the time and location of drop-offs and pick-ups.

Why detectives have been unable to use that information to identify the driver was not immediately clear. City regulators are cooperating in the case.

"The Taxi and Limousine Commission is working to spread the sketch as far and wide as possible," said a spokesman.

The cabbie allegedly stole the woman's cell phone and $20. She was taken to a local hospital and treated for injuries to her face and hands, apparently the result of a struggle.

Anyone with information in regards to this rape is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 800-577-TIPS.

You can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers Website at WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM or by texting your tips to 274637(CRIMES) and then entering TIP577.

N.J. Burkett
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[mohdazizsaab]

i can understand maybe the guy raped her,but taking cell phone and $20 is kind of odd, i know alot of sikh people but this story seems odd.if he is a yellow cab driver,they would of caught him already,those guys are easy to find,because they are trackable as part of the job.

[yingdiskette]

@mohdazizsaab That's because more than likely her claim is BS.

[willisstrokes]

Bullshit , she probably was drunk and want to sue to get some extra money and she was raped at a night club not taxi .

[rinkusmile]

fucking lie, she can describe the cabbie, so tht means she was conscious tht means she agreed, but it was 6 AM, and nobody came, bullshit...