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Pune: Three men allegedly assaulted and robbed a 30-year-old private company employee after contacting him through a gay-dating app around 8pm on Oct 24 in Chakan. North Chakan police on Thursday arrested two of the accused, Rihan Shaikh (19) and Sujal Dongre (21), both daily-wage workers and residents of Chakan. On Oct 27, he received a call from an unknown number. The complainant reached the spot around 8.30pm. The officer said the accused robbed Rs18,000 from the complainant’s wallet and forced him to transfer another Rs 26,000 through a UPI transaction.
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Police sub-inspector Atish Narwade of North Chakan police said the complainant works at a private company in Chakan and had been using a gay-dating app to meet people. We are searching for the main accused,” Narwade said. The main accused is still on the run. The caller identified himself as an acquaintance on the app and asked him to meet at Chakan. “The man who had contacted him arrived there, removed the key from the complainant’s motorcycle and took him away from the road. He was threatening the complainant when two more men arrived. The trio then assaulted him. They also took away his power bank. “They threatened the complainant with dire consequences if he approached the police. The terrified man did not approach the police immediately. “We traced the accused with the help of the online transaction details. Download the TOI App.
After discussing the incident with his family members, he lodged a complaint on Thursday.