Pune-Solapur Highway Robbery: Miscreants Throw Chilli Powder Into Man’s Eyes, Loot ₹5.95 Lakh
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Three miscreants allegedly threw chilli powder into a 24-year-old man's eyes and looted ₹5.95 lakh from his car near Sahajpur village on the Pune-Solapur highway on Thursday evening.
The incident took place around 7 pm when Pawan Ashok Patil, a resident of Haveli in Pune district, was returning home after collecting payments from four electrical shops.
According to the police, three unidentified men riding a black motorcycle chased Patil's car and forced him to stop.
One of the accused held him while another broke open the vehicle's storage compartment. The third threw chilli powder into his eyes, leaving him unable to resist.
The robbers then took away a bag containing ₹5,95,600 in cash and fled towards Pune.
Case Registered Under BNS Sections
The Yavat Police Station has registered a case under Sections 309(4), 126(2) and 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).
The three accused remain unidentified and are on the run. Police are investigating the incident.
Similar Chilli Powder Robbery Reported In Delhi
A similar robbery was recently reported in Delhi, where a gang allegedly threw chilli powder into a scooter rider's eyes near the Gulabi Bagh underpass in North Delhi and escaped with ₹70 lakh.
Delhi Police arrested six people, including the alleged mastermind, in connection with the case and recovered ₹30.23 lakh in cash.
