In a daylight theft close to Karnataka’s Mysuru, a bunch of masked males ambushed a Kerala businessman and escaped together with his automobile and a money bag containing ₹1.5 lakh.
The incident occurred on Monday morning at Harohalli village in Jayapura Hobli.(X)
The incident unfolded on Monday morning at Harohalli village in Jayapura Hobli, round 9.15 am, PTI reported.
The sufferer, recognized as Ashraf, was touring together with his driver, Sufi, en route from Sulthan Bathery to HD Kote to make a cost for areca nuts. Whereas on the best way, their automobile was intercepted by two vehicles carrying the assailants.
The incident, caught on digicam, exhibits the attackers pulling Ashraf out of his automobile and overpowering him. Though Ashraf was unhurt, Sufi sustained accidents to his hand in the course of the scuffle. The attackers, armed with knives, reportedly threatened and assaulted the duo earlier than fleeing with the automobile and money, the reported added.
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Authorities have launched a probe into the incident, registering a case of dacoity underneath the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. Police groups are working to trace down the culprits, analyzing surveillance footage and investigating the opportunity of extra people being concerned.
The theft comes on the heels of a surprising heist in Bidar the place a 40-year-old safety guard was killed, and a money refilling employees member was injured by 4 unidentified robbers who fled with ₹93 lakh from an ATM close to the deputy commissioner’s workplace complicated in Bidar not too long ago.
A crew from the money administration companies (CMS) company was depositing money within the ATM, positioned close to the State Financial institution of India’s head workplace, when 4 armed males arrived in a automobile with out license plates. The robbers threw chili powder on the employees, opened fireplace, and fled with ₹93 lakh, stated Bidar superintendent of police (SP) Pradeep Gonti.
“Giri Venkatesh died on the spot, while Shivakumar Rajshekhar, a 33-year-old who sustained injuries, is undergoing treatment,” Gonti stated.
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