Gunny bags carrying soyabean worth Rs 10 lakh were robbed when the consignment was in transition between Kurawar to Pithampur. The incident was reported on the highway, under Sukhi Sewania police station area.
The robbery took place late night on February 3 in which the truck along with the loaded soyabean was looted by three masked miscreants. The police have registered a case under section 392 and 394 of the IPC.
According to the police truck bearing registration number MP15HA0747 carrying soyabean was on its way to Pithampur was intercepted by a speeding four Bolero vehicle and the driver was held captive by three masked miscreants who forcefully took the driver with them in their vehicle and dumped him later.
Miscreants managed to escape with the loaded truck and are still at large. The victim lodged a complaint with the Kurawar (Vidisha district) police but as the incident took place under the limits of Sukhi Sewania police station of Bhopal district, the case was transferred to Bhopal on Saturday.
The driver Surendra Vishawkarma (30) who owns the truck in his complaint has claimed that soyabean worth Rs 10 lakh, his mobile phone and Rs 14,500 in cash were taken by the miscreants. Around 266 soyabean gunny bags were loaded in the truck at the time of the incident. The soyabean was to be delivered in Pithampura and was loaded from Kurawar. The total loss claimed by the victim is around Rs 20 lakh.
Sukhi Sewania police have started further investigation into the matter. The victim is not able to provide the details of the miscreants as they faces were covered and due to the sudden attack he was not able to notice the registration number of the vehicle used by the miscreants.