Two Maharashtra men lured to Palwal, robbed at gunpoint
Gurugram, Oct. 18 -- Two men from Maharashtra were allegedly abducted and robbed of jewellery, phones and over Rs.2 lakh through forced bank transfers after being lured to Hodal with a solar equipment deal, police said on Saturday. Two suspects have been arrested, while four others are being sought.
The victims were identified as businessman Vivekanand Eknath Argaje, 43, and his friend Santosh Mahadev, 42, both from Beed district in Maharashtra.
Police said Argaje, who is in the solar power plant business, had contacted the suspects through social media. Posing as employees of a Hodal manufacturing firm, they and invited him to finalise the deal.
The men flew to Delhi on Wednesday and reached Hodal by cab around 1.20pm. Two suspects met them at Babri Mor and took them in their car towards a forested area. The suspects held the men at gunpoint. "They snatched the duo's phones, gold rings and ATM cards," the officer said. An FIR was registered at Hodal police station on Thursday under the BNS, and the Arms Act....
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