<p>Ahmedabad: A taxi driver was found dead after allegedly being beaten up by an angry mob as his cab crashed into several vehicles in Ahmedabad city, police said on Wednesday.</p>.<p>The incident took place in Juhapura area on Tuesday night, they said, adding the driver was suspected to be inebriated when his vehicle caused a series of accidents.</p>.<p>Five to six people have been detained, the police said, adding it was yet to be ascertained if the man was lynched by a mob.</p>.<p>The post-mortem report was awaited to confirm the exact cause of the death, they said.</p>.<p>The deceased, Kaushik Chauhan (35), was rashly driving a cab which hit several vehicles along the way, Deputy Commissioner of Police (zone 7) Shivam Verma said.</p>.<p>As he caused a string of accidents, a group of people started chasing him and managed to catch hold of him in Juhapura, he said.</p>.Gujarat man who sent death threat to Salman Khan turns out to be mentally ill.<p>Juhapura is a minority community-dominated area.</p>.<p>"Police received a message that the taxi driver caused several accidents in a drunk state and was chased by a mob. They caught hold of him in Juhapura and engaged in a scuffle. Later, police found him dead," the official said.</p>.<p>The body was found near the car's bonnet at around 9 pm on Tuesday and later shifted to a hospital for post-mortem, an official from Vejalpur police station said.</p>.<p>A case was registered and five-six people were detained, Verma said, adding a probe was on into the incident.</p>.<p>The police were waiting for the post-mortem report to ascertain the exact cause of the man's death, Vejalpur inspector Ranjitsinh Chauhan said.</p>.<p>"As of now, we cannot say for certain that he was lynched by a mob. We are examining the CCTV footage and have called some persons seen in the footage for questioning," he said.</p>
<p>Ahmedabad: A taxi driver was found dead after allegedly being beaten up by an angry mob as his cab crashed into several vehicles in Ahmedabad city, police said on Wednesday.</p>.<p>The incident took place in Juhapura area on Tuesday night, they said, adding the driver was suspected to be inebriated when his vehicle caused a series of accidents.</p>.<p>Five to six people have been detained, the police said, adding it was yet to be ascertained if the man was lynched by a mob.</p>.<p>The post-mortem report was awaited to confirm the exact cause of the death, they said.</p>.<p>The deceased, Kaushik Chauhan (35), was rashly driving a cab which hit several vehicles along the way, Deputy Commissioner of Police (zone 7) Shivam Verma said.</p>.<p>As he caused a string of accidents, a group of people started chasing him and managed to catch hold of him in Juhapura, he said.</p>.Gujarat man who sent death threat to Salman Khan turns out to be mentally ill.<p>Juhapura is a minority community-dominated area.</p>.<p>"Police received a message that the taxi driver caused several accidents in a drunk state and was chased by a mob. They caught hold of him in Juhapura and engaged in a scuffle. Later, police found him dead," the official said.</p>.<p>The body was found near the car's bonnet at around 9 pm on Tuesday and later shifted to a hospital for post-mortem, an official from Vejalpur police station said.</p>.<p>A case was registered and five-six people were detained, Verma said, adding a probe was on into the incident.</p>.<p>The police were waiting for the post-mortem report to ascertain the exact cause of the man's death, Vejalpur inspector Ranjitsinh Chauhan said.</p>.<p>"As of now, we cannot say for certain that he was lynched by a mob. We are examining the CCTV footage and have called some persons seen in the footage for questioning," he said.</p>