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Three women ask for help, rob car owner of gold ornaments worth Rs95,000 in Pune
Victim as returning home from work in his Maruti Suzuki Swift car registered in Nashik when he was robbed.
Three unidentified women robbed a man from Akurdi of his gold ornaments worth Rs95,000 when he stopped his car to help them on Tuesday.
The complaint was lodged by Ganesh Nanasaheb Deshmukh, 49, a resident of Dattawadi area of Akurdi. He told the police that he stopped to help the women when he saw them asking for a ride.
Deshmukh was returning home from work in his Maruti Suzuki Swift car registered in Nashik. The incident happened between 10-10:30pm on Tuesday near Krushna Hotel in Pradhikaran area of Nigdi, according to the complainant.
As the women got into the car, they threatened the man with a blade and asked him to hand over the valuables he had.
The women fled with a gold chain and two gold rings weighing 41 grammes. The total estimated cost of the ornaments is Rs 95,000, according to the police.
The 49-year-old works as a production manager at a private company located in Chakan, according to the police.
“We have a brief description of the women. We have called him again today (Thursday) as the case is under investigation,” said assistant police inspector Laxman Sonawane of Nigdi polcie station who is investigating the case.
A case under Sections 392 (punishment for robbery) and 34 (Common intention) of the Indian Penal Code was registered at Nigdi police station.
