Five men cleared in taxi driver's murder case

DUBAI - Five men have been cleared of the charge of kidnapping and killing a Pakistani taxi driver in May 2006 due to lack of evidence.

According to court records, the five men, including a national, an Iranian, a Pakistani and two bidoons, hailed a taxi in Maydan Bani Yas and asked to be dropped in the Al Quoz Industrial Area.

On the way, they told the taxi driver to stop in a deserted area and ordered him to part with all his money. When he refused, they assaulted him with a knife, a sword, a cleaver and metal rods.