Robbery victim’s car found 30km away

Rajkot: Kutch (east) police on Tuesday found the car of the angadia firm owner who was robbed of cash and jewellery worth Rs 65 lakh in Anjar town of Kutch on Monday evening. The police have also recovered mobile phone of the angadia firm owner from the car that was abandoned near Chirai village about 30 km from Anjar.
On Monday evening, angadia firm owner from Anjar Bhavin Thakkar was robbed of valuables worth Rs 65 lakh by three assailants.
According to police, when Thakkar was travelling in his car, three persons on a motorcycle collided with his vehicle near Khatri Chowk and started arguing with him. One of the assailants then threw chilli powder on Thakkar's face and fled with his car, which had the cash and jewellery. The bike on which the accused had come turned out to be stolen.
“We traced the movement of the accused on the basis of Thakkar’s mobile phone which the robbers had taken. It seems they abandoned the car and the mobile,” police said.
“Prima facie, it appears to be the handiwork of local youths who may have got a tip from an insider,” police said. “Some gangs use this modus operandi of colliding with the target’s vehicle before robbing them,” police added.