Gang robs 2 drivers from Surat of Rs 1.5 crore of their employer’s money in Dhule

Nashik: On Sunday morning, two men from Surat were allegedly robbed of Rs 1.5 crore in Dhule by a gang of six to seven men, police said.Kalpesh Patel, a 46-year-old driver employed by a Surat-based businessman, filed a complaint leading the Dhule taluka police to register an FIR under sections 310 (dacoity) and 126 (wrongful restraint) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).As per the complainant, eight people robbed them of their cash near Purmepada village, along the Mumbai-Agra highway in Dhule taluka, at 5am on Sunday. Senior officers of the Dhule taluka police station said two teams have been formed to trace the people involved in the crime.Kalpesh Patel told the police that he goes from one place to another across the country in an SUV of his employer's company to collect money from the sale of agricultural produce and spices. If the journey is too long, two drivers travel for the cash collection.He said that on July 3, he and another driver, Bharatbhai Bhalia, started from Nashik to collect money from Jhansi, Lalitpur, and Lucknow. After making the collection, they were on their way to Mumbai to deliver the cash they had collected. On Sunday, at around 5 am, when they were on their way to Mumbai, a gang of five people intercepted their vehicle and started beating them up for allegedly hitting their car. Patel alleged the assailants violently assaulted them, tied their hands, and forced them into another vehicle, driving around for nearly one hour. Subsequently, the perpetrators untied Patel's hands and took the keys to the SUV before fleeing the scene. Patel noted the registration number of the robbers' car. After walking approximately 1.5km, he said he found the SUV abandoned, with Rs 1.5 crore in cash missing. Bhalia was not present at the spot.Later, Patel encountered Bhalia roadside, who reported that his hands had been bound, his face covered with a cloth, and was pushed into a roadside nullah by the robbers, who then escaped. Bhalia added that the criminals communicated in Gujarati, but one man was speaking in Marathi.Nashik: On Sunday morning, two men from Surat were allegedly robbed of Rs 1.5 crore in Dhule by a gang of six to seven men, police said.Kalpesh Patel, a 46-year-old driver employed by a Surat-based businessman, filed a complaint leading the Dhule taluka police to register an FIR under sections 310 (dacoity) and 126 (wrongful restraint) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).As per the complainant, eight people robbed them of their cash near Purmepada village, along the Mumbai-Agra highway in Dhule taluka, at 5am on Sunday. Senior officers of the Dhule taluka police station said two teams have been formed to trace the people involved in the crime.Kalpesh Patel told the police that he goes from one place to another across the country in an SUV of his employer's company to collect money from the sale of agricultural produce and spices. If the journey is too long, two drivers travel for the cash collection.He said that on July 3, he and another driver, Bharatbhai Bhalia, started from Nashik to collect money from Jhansi, Lalitpur, and Lucknow. After making the collection, they were on their way to Mumbai to deliver the cash they had collected. On Sunday, at around 5 am, when they were on their way to Mumbai, a gang of five people intercepted their vehicle and started beating them up for allegedly hitting their car. Patel alleged the assailants violently assaulted them, tied their hands, and forced them into another vehicle, driving around for nearly one hour. Subsequently, the perpetrators untied Patel's hands and took the keys to the SUV before fleeing the scene. Patel noted the registration number of the robbers' car. After walking approximately 1.5km, he said he found the SUV abandoned, with Rs 1.5 crore in cash missing. Bhalia was not present at the spot.Later, Patel encountered Bhalia roadside, who reported that his hands had been bound, his face covered with a cloth, and was pushed into a roadside nullah by the robbers, who then escaped. Bhalia added that the criminals communicated in Gujarati, but one man was speaking in Marathi.