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 offered equipment at discounted rates 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.
A senior police officer said, "Two more suspects waiting on the roadside joined them. They finally stopped near a secluded area with forest on one side and sugarcane fields on the other, where two more suspects reached on a bike," he said.
The suspects held the men at gunpoint. "They snatched the duo's phones, gold rings and ATM cards. They forced Argaje to transfer Rs.1.29 lakh into a bank account. Santosh was coerced to transfer Rs.75,000 via UPI," the officer said.
Investigators said the suspects took the men into the forest, blindfolded them and fled. The victims removed their blindfolds and sought help from villagers to alert their families and police.
Suresh Bhadana, deputy superintendent of police, Hodal, said a crime branch team arrested two suspects on Friday. "They are being interrogated to ascertain the identities of the other suspects," he said.
Based on Argaje's complaint, an FIR was registered at Hodal police station on Thursday under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, and the Arms Act....
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