Nashik: A gang of five to six robbers intercepted a courier SUV on Mumbai-Agra highway near Palasner village in Dhule and fled with Rs 3.06 crore between 12.30am and 12.45am on Saturday.
SUV driver told police that the robbers smashed the window with iron rods, dragged him out, assaulted and blindfolded him before forcing him and his colleague into their vehicle.
Inspector Jaypal Hire said, “Three teams have been formed to ascertain the identity of the criminals involved in the robbery and trace them. “Owing to the Diwali holidays, employees at the firm’s Bhopal branch had been directed to transfer cash collections to its Mumbai office,” police said. The complainant told police that the MPV halted briefly at a location before moving again. The assailants handed over the keys to their SUV, but the vehicle was not nearby,” police said, citing the complaint. “They eventually located the vehicle, but a bag containing Rs 3.06 crore was missing,” police said. Police said investigations were under way and suspected the accused might have fled back to neighbouring Madhya Pradesh.
The Shirpur Taluka police have registered an FIR under relevant sections of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) for robbery, assault and wrongful confinement. “Later, both he and his colleague, who had also been blindfolded, were pushed out of the vehicle. The duo walked to a nearby village, contacted firm officials using a villager’s cellphone and began searching for the SUV.