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Around 7.30 pm on Sunday, the complainant was walking home from his workplace in Chikhali when two youths stopped him. The accused then threatened the complainant with a billhook and robbed him of Rs3,000. They released him around 9 pm and fled,” Masal said.
Police sub-inspector Rajesh Masal of Chikhali police said the complainant, who hails from Dharashiv district, is pursuing his studies and also working part-time. He has previous criminal cases registered against him,” Masal said. “One of the accused had worked with him. They had heated arguments over some issue at their workplace. They removed his scooter’s ignition key and assaulted him. They forced him to sit on their scooter and took him to a room at More Vasti in Chikhali. “The complainant’s former colleague and another accomplice reached there. All of them thrashed the complainant and assaulted him with a broken beer bottle. They also threatened him with dire consequences if he lodged a police complaint. “We have arrested one of the four accused.
Chikhali police on Tuesday arrested the accused and are searching for his three accomplices, who are on the run. The complainant approached the police on Tuesday.