A 49-year-old director of a private college was robbed at knife-point near Neelkanth colony under Shahjehanabad police station area in the night on Wednesday and fled with a wallet containing `5000 and documents. According to the police, the victim Mahendra Shrivastava was robbed by two bike borne miscreants while he was on his way to home. A complaint was lodged with the Shahjehanabad police and in the complaint he stated that after parking his vehicle when he started to move towards his house two bike-borne miscreants approached him and robbed him at a knifepoint.
One of the two miscreants took out a knife and put it on victim’s neck and took his wallet having `5000, an ATM card and other important documents. Shrivastava works with lBS College and robbery was committed by the accused after he parked his vehicle and was on his way to home in Neelkanth Colony at around 9.30 pm on Wednesday. It is possible that the victim was followed by the miscreants and was attacked when he was alone and the area was deserted.
The police have registered a case under section 392 of the IPC and have started further investigation. The CCTV footages of all the nearby installed cameras would be searched which could help in the investigation. Police said that in the investigation has been started and miscreants would be nabbed soon. In the initial investigation police have found a vital link which could lead to the miscreants but has not disclosed the information as it could alert the miscreants and they might escape.