A 21-year-old man was brutally assaulted and robbed near Dulya Ganpati in Ganesh Peth, said officials. The incident was reported on August 25 at around 5:15 pm.
The victim has been identified as Shintukumar Vijay Singh, who hails from Bihar and works as a helper here.
Police said the victim’s father was unwell, hence he wanted to reach his hometown. On Sunday, the victim went to Pune railway station to book a ticket but failed to get one. He was approached by one of the accused here, who told him that he will make available ticket for him as his uncle is a booking agent.
The accused brought the victim to Ganesh Peth on his motorcycle, where he was beaten up by the accused and his associate.
Arvind Shinde, police sub-inspector, said, “The suspects attacked the victim, forcibly extracted his bank password. They also stole his wallet, which contained an ATM card, an Aadhaar card, and ₹20,000 in cash. Later, by using his ATM, the accused duo withdrew ₹2,63,800 from his bank account.’’
Shinde said, the victim was about to get married and hence his father-in-law transferred him some money for marriage shopping was stolen.
{{/usCountry}}Shinde said, the victim was about to get married and hence his father-in-law transferred him some money for marriage shopping was stolen.
{{/usCountry}}A case has been registered at Faraskhana police station under sections 309 (4), 112(2), 352, 351(2) (3), (3) (5) of the BNS.