MUMBAI: Four armed men robbed a non-public cash van of Rs 16 lakh on Sion-Panvel Road in Mankhurd on Wednesday night. This got here 24 hours after two persons shot dead wine shop-owner, Sajnish Singh Chawla, in Goregaon and fled with Rs 4 lakh.
The Securitrans (India) Pvt Ltd van didn't have any armed guard although it was wearing greater than Rs 2 crore. The robbers, alternatively, may just now not destroy open the lock of a trunk which had Rs 37 lakh, Mankhurd police mentioned.
The van had accrued greater than Rs 16 lakh from the Mankhurd railway price ticket assortment place of job and was on its technique to Trombay when an Alto overtook it. “Four masked men, armed with choppers and firearms, got here out and one among them attempted to damage open the entrance glass of the van. They tied up 3 securitymen inside of and took a small trunk containing greater than Rs 16 lakh, and fled in the car in opposition to Sion Road,” mentioned an officer.
A passenger in a passing autorickshaw alerted a police patrol van. She told police that some men had tied up some guards in the van and were beating them up. Locals even gave the automobile’s registration number, however it is suspected to be pretend, mentioned deputy commissioner of police (zone VI) Shaji Umap.
The Mankhurd police have registered a theft case and city crime branch teams have started a parallel probe. Sources mentioned police have secured closed-circuit tv (CCTV) footage of the automobile at a junction at Sion-Panvel Road.
The Securitrans (India) Pvt Ltd van didn't have any armed guard although it was wearing greater than Rs 2 crore. The robbers, alternatively, may just now not destroy open the lock of a trunk which had Rs 37 lakh, Mankhurd police mentioned.
The van had accrued greater than Rs 16 lakh from the Mankhurd railway price ticket assortment place of job and was on its technique to Trombay when an Alto overtook it. “Four masked men, armed with choppers and firearms, got here out and one among them attempted to damage open the entrance glass of the van. They tied up 3 securitymen inside of and took a small trunk containing greater than Rs 16 lakh, and fled in the car in opposition to Sion Road,” mentioned an officer.
A passenger in a passing autorickshaw alerted a police patrol van. She told police that some men had tied up some guards in the van and were beating them up. Locals even gave the automobile’s registration number, however it is suspected to be pretend, mentioned deputy commissioner of police (zone VI) Shaji Umap.
The Mankhurd police have registered a theft case and city crime branch teams have started a parallel probe. Sources mentioned police have secured closed-circuit tv (CCTV) footage of the automobile at a junction at Sion-Panvel Road.
Mum: Robbers attack cash van, flee with Rs 16L
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