Five men pose as ‘poll vigilance officers’, snatch Rs 25 lakh from Kolhapur businessman

“The complainant had gone to Chitradurga successful Karnataka wherever helium attended an accumulation and merchantability of assorted household items. He was carrying with him Rs 25 lakh from the merchantability of swings. He took a autobus from Chitradurg and reached Kolhapur astir 5.15 americium connected Tuesday. When helium got down astatine Tawade Hotel span connected the highway, a antheral approached him and identified himself arsenic a vigilance officer. He asked the complainant if helium was carrying cash. When the complainant told him that helium was, the antheral told him that it was successful usurpation of the Model Code of Conduct,” said a constabulary officer.

“The fishy asked the complainant to get into a car successful which 4 others were already sitting. In the car the accused who said they each were vigilance officers opened the container the complainant was carrying connected the pretext of checking it. They said they would instrumentality him to the constabulary presumption for further probe. They took him to Sarnobatwadi country successful Kolhapur and forced him retired of the car saying helium volition not get the wealth back. The 5 suspects fled with wealth and the complainant’s phone. He aboriginal approached the constabulary and an FIR was registered,” the serviceman added.

The serviceman further said, “Probe suggests that the complainant has successful the past faced an enquiry astatine Chikodi successful Karnataka erstwhile territory officials had apprehended currency helium was carrying astatine the clip for inquiry. The currency was aboriginal released aft completion of the inquiry. The complainant believed that this clip excessively helium was facing an inquiry. We judge that the suspects were pursuing him and had cognition of his movements and business. We are moving connected immoderate clues to place the suspects.”