Highway Heist in Ahmedabad: Cashier Kidnapped from Rajendra Park Bridge, Robbed of ₹34 Lakh

AHMEDABAD — In a movie-style heist on the Narol-Naroda highway late in the evening, two unidentified men in a car intercepted a trader’s employee, kidnapped him at knifepoint from the Rajendra Park bridge in Odhav, and made off with ₹34 lakh in cash. The victim was bundled into the vehicle alongside his cash-filled bag, driven nearly 30 kilometres to Dholakuva in Gandhinagar, and unceremoniously dumped on the roadside after the robbers snatched the money.

The victim, identified as Ketanbhai Parikh, had withdrawn ₹34 lakh from a bank and was returning to his firm on a moped when the daylight robbery took place. The Odhav police have registered a case of kidnapping and robbery and launched a massive manhunt across the Ahmedabad-Gandhinagar corridor to track down the culprits.

Kidnapped on Highway, Dumped in Gandhinagar

The incident unfolded as Ketanbhai was riding his moped over the Rajendra Park bridge on the busy Narol-Naroda highway. A car suddenly cut in front of his two-wheeler, forcing him to screech to a halt. Two men stepped out, grabbed Ketanbhai by force, and shoved him into the back seat along with his moped bag containing ₹34 lakh in cash.

Key facts of the robbery:

• Location of Abduction: Rajendra Park Bridge, Narol-Naroda Highway, Odhav, Ahmedabad.
• Cash Stolen: ₹34 lakh recently withdrawn from a bank for a commercial firm.
• Modus Operandi: Intercepted victim’s moped via car, forced him inside, seized cash, and drove off.

Police Suspect Insider Tip-Off; CCTV Scanned Across Routes

Immediately after being abandoned on the road at Dholakuva, Ketanbhai contacted his firm and alerted the Odhav police station. Senior police officials rushed to the spot and immediately formed multiple investigation teams to crack the case.

Detectives are thoroughly reviewing CCTV footage along the Narol-Naroda highway, the Expressway, and all primary routes connecting Ahmedabad to Gandhinagar to trace the car's registration number and movement.

Investigators strongly suspect that the robbers possessed precise prior information about Ketanbhai's exact route and the large cash movement. Police are probing whether the car had been trailing Ketanbhai right from the moment he exited the bank, while also investigating potential insider involvement from within the firm.