Cameraman of a local TV channel was robbed and forced to withdraw Rs4,000 from his ATM card at Sahyadri Parisar under Kamla Nagar police station on Thursday.
According to the police, the victim Sujeet langewar was on his way to home at Nehru Nagar and on his way, he stopped to withdraw money from ATM at Sahyadri Parisar near Depot Square where he was robbed of his belongings and was forced to withdraw Rs4,000 from his bank account.
A complaint was lodged with the Kamla Nagar police and based on the information, a case was registered against unidentified miscreants. The incident took place at around 8.30 pm. The accused hit the victim badly in which he was injured in his face and head.
The police have registered a case under section 392 and 506 of the IPC and have started further investigation. Police would search the CCTV camera footage of the ATM, which would help in establishing the identity of the miscreants.
The victim in his complaint has claimed that the three were posing as policemen when he resisted and later, he was forced to withdraw money using his ATM card. The motorbike used by the three was having a sticker of ‘Police’ over it.
Among the other belongings, which were robbed by the miscreants, were Rs500, accreditation card, mobile phone and his wallet.
The police have recovered the motorbike of the miscreant, which was found near a liquor shop after the incident. Based on the registration number of the motorbike, the details of the miscreants would be searched and they would be nabbed.