India, June 24 -- Three unidentified men posing as Crime Branch officers allegedly abducted a jeweller in their vehicle at gunpoint before robbing him of cash and valuables worth Rs.13.5 lakh in Jogeshwari on Monday night.

The Meghwadi police registered an FIR based on the complaint of Khanakitai Mandal, 47, who owns a jewellery store in Jogeshwari.

According to the police, Mandal was on his way home after closing his shop when the three men intercepted him in the Prem Nagar area. Claiming to be Crime Branch officers searching for a gang of robbers, they asked for his name and address before forcing him into their car, saying they were taking him to the police station for questioning.

The accused then allegedly threatened Mandal with a...