A truck driver and a cleaner were beaten and robbed of `22,000 cash, one mobile phone and a wrist-watch by four miscreants near Jhagariya under Bilkharia police station area on Friday.
According to the police, the victim truck driver Chand Miyan and cleaner Rakesh were on their way to Singrauli with a consignment of air coolers and were robbed by deflating tyres of truck.
SHO of Bilkharia police station Rajesh Sinha said that the victims escaped with injuries and in the initial investigation it was have found that the wet soil was used in which sharp stones were stuck to puncture the tyres and after the tyres got deflated the accused appeared and robbed the victims.
The miscreants are from the nearby area or have come to commit crime from other area could not be ascertained and would be investigated, he added.
The incident took place at around 11.30 pm and on the receipt of the information police team rushed to the spot and started investigation.
The victim lodged a complaint with the Bilkharia police and in his compliant the victim stated that when the truck reached near Jhagariya the tyre got deflated and after they stopped vehicle four miscreants appeared and started to assault them and snatched `22000 cash, one mobile phone and wrist watch from their possession. The victims managed to escape and informed the police.
After the preliminary investigation the police have registered a case under section 394 of the IPC and have started further investigation. The police have intensified the search for the miscreants based on the details provided by the victims.