Two miscreants rob businessman of Rs 20 lakh

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Two miscreants rob businessman of Rs 20 lakh

Wednesday, 13 November 2024 | Staff Reporter | BHOPAL

A businessman moving on a bike at the Polytechnic crossing in the state capital was attacked and robbed of Rs 20 lakh; victim was attacked on Sunday night, police have registered a case of assault while robbery was ruled out.

The businessman was accompanied by a companion on the bike. Two miscreants riding a bike first hit the businessman's bike and then fled with the Rs 20 lakh kept in his bag.

During this time, some of the miscreants' companions were also present on the spot with bikes. The incident took place on Sunday night.

When the victim businessman reached Shyamala Hills police station for complaint, the police only registered a case of assault.

Police station in-charge Ghumendra Singh said that CCTV cameras installed in the area are being scanned. After investigation of the incident, a case of robbery will be registered.

According to the police, businessmen Raj and Sunil live in Chunabhatti area. Both of them also have business in the same area. On Sunday evening, both were going from Polytechnic crossing towards Banganga, when unknown miscreants riding a bike coming from behind first hit their bike and then beat them up and fled. On the other hand, the victim businessmen say that after hitting them, the miscreants also looted their bag, which contained 20 lakh rupees. Also, two other bikes were accompanying them.

On the other hand, a truck crushed a bike rider in Gandhinagar area. The youth died on the spot. The incident happened around 12 o'clock on Sunday night. 22-year-old Rajendra Mehra was going from Bairagarh to his house in Sukhisewania. Then a truck coming from behind hit him at the Aerocity Road intersection. Due to this, the bike rider slipped and fell on the road and the wheel of the truck passed over his head. Due to this, he died on the spot. Gandhinagar police station has registered a case and started searching for the accused truck. The youth used to work in a tractor agency in Sukhisewania itself.

Meanwhile the accused who cheated online by creating a fake ID of Police Commissioner Harinarayanchari Mishra used a dozen bank accounts. On checking two of these bank accounts, transactions worth Rs 92 lakh have been revealed, while details of ten bank accounts are yet to come.

During interrogation by the Crime Branch Police, the fraudsters also told that all the dozen bank accounts are from Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Rajasthan, Assam, Odisha and MP. They used different accounts for every kind of fraud. This account was taken on rent. The person who gave the account on rent is being traced. Details of 10 bank accounts are yet to be received. After the completion of the remand of both the accused arrested from Alwar, Rajasthan, they have been sent to jail.

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