Carpenter robbed by two posing as customers in forest park

PUNE A 32-year-old carpenter was robbed by two men who claimed to be customers and called him to a secluded spot under the guise of taking an order for furniture on March 2, said police

PUNE A 32-year-old carpenter was robbed by two men who claimed to be customers and called him to a secluded spot under the guise of taking an order for furniture on March 2, said police. The case was registered on Monday.

A 32-year-old carpenter was robbed on March 2 by two men who claimed to be customers. (REPRESENTATIVE IMAGE)

The accused called the carpenter to the cattle shed located near forest park on Pune-Ahmednagar road. The incident happened between 4pm and 9:30pm on March 2. As the 32-year-old complainant went to the given location hoping to get work, he was robbed of cash worth ₹5,000, and was forced to transfer ₹42,800 using various UPI-based e-wallets. The man was robbed of a total of ₹61,800, according to the police.

The police are on a lookout for the two men who had called the carpenter to the spot.

A case under Sections 392 (robbery), 506(2) (criminal intimidation using a weapon), and 34 (common intention) of Indian Penal Code has been registered at Vimantal police station. Police sub-inspector SA Jadhav of Vimantal police station is investigating the case.