A plastic material trader was robbed by three miscreants of Rs 21 lakh at gunpoint in a car at Gwalior highway in Gandhinagar area; accused asked the businessman to visit Bhopal on the pretext of selling plastic, when the businessman reached Bhopal they took him in a car and robbed him.
After this, leaving the accused on the highway, they fled. The crime branch has registered a case and started an investigation.
TI Anoop Uike told that B Satish (39), a resident of Madurai, is a plastic material trader. Their business runs from other states as well. A few days ago he got a call from the number 9127464109. The one who called himself a plastic trader of Bhopal and said that he had 25 tonnes of goods which was said to be sold at the rate of Rs 70.
After this the fraudster said that they will send the photo. So the businessman came to Bhopal and asked to make a deal. The fraudster agreed on this and when Satish reached Bhopal by flight on June 23, the fraudster asked him to come to Sant Asharam Tiraha, Gandhinagar. After reaching the spot three of his companions were already present and sat in the car and took it to the Gwalior Highway. On reaching the highway the accused took a pistol and started demanding money and when the businessman refused, they started fighting. After this, Rs 40000 cash kept with him and Rs 21 lakhs transferred online forcefully by the accused were robbed.
The miscreants also snatched Satish's mobile. He somehow contacted the family by asking for a mobile and reached Indore airport. From there went back to Madurai. After this, he came back to Bhopal on Thursday and lodged a complaint. Seeing the seriousness of the matter, the Crime Branch team has started investigating.