Maharashtra: Robbers hijack truck carrying cigarettes worth Rs. 1 crore
(PTI desk)
A gang of robbers allegedly hijacked a truck carrying cigarettes worth over Rs. 1 crore in Maharashtra's Palghar district. The incident took place on Wednesday evening near Waghoba Khind on Mumbai-Ahmedabad highway when the truck was going towards Jaipur from Mumbai, police said. According to police, the vehicle with its consignment of cigarettes intact was later found abandoned in Burhanpur district of Madhya Pradesh.
Truck driver dragged into forest, beaten up by robbers
"The truck transporting cigarettes was on its way to Jaipur when it was waylaid by a gang of around seven robbers on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad highway," Assistant Inspector of Manor police station, Sidhava Jaybhaye, said. She said the truck driver was threatened at knife-point and the robbers dragged him to a forest area along the road. He was then beaten up and tied, she said.
No arrest has been made so far
Jaybhaye said the robbers later fled with the truck. The driver, Chanchal Singh, filed a complaint with Manor police station. "Later, we received a message from MP police that the truck has been found abandoned under Lalbagh police station limits," Jaybhaye said. A Palghar police team has left for MP for further probe into the case, she said. Nobody has been arrested so far.
