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Gujarat: Kheda Police begin probe in Rs 1 cr highway robbery case | Ahmedabad News

Gujarat: Kheda Police begin probe in Rs 1 cr highway robbery case | Ahmedabad News

The Kheda District Police Tuesday began an investigation into an alleged loot of cash worth Rs 1 crore from a man, who was travelling from Kheda to Ahmedabad in an autorickshaw, on NH-48 on Monday. The man, in his police complaint, said that the incident took place in the afternoon near Betdi Lat village on NH-48 in Kheda. Police said he works for a granary trader based in Ahmedabad. According to the police, the man, who had withdrawn the money from a branch of a private bank in Kheda, was allegedly waylaid by four men in a van. Police said that as per the complainant, he was also assaulted by the men who snatched the bag containing the cash before decamping with the money. Providing details of the case, a senior officer of the Kheda district police said, “The Kheda town police station has registered a case of loot and started an investigation into the matter”. “Different teams have been formed to track down the accused and we are also scanning CCTV footage for clues. …

Jharkhand Actor Riya Kumari’s Husband Prakash Kumar Arrested After Her Murder During Highway Robbery

Actor Riya Kumari was travelling from Ranchi to Kolkata when she was shot dead. Kolkata: A film producer was arrested after his actor-wife was shot dead yesterday during an alleged highway robbery attempt in West Bengal. The arrest was made after the victim’s family filed a complaint alleging he used to harass and threaten her. Riya Kumari alias Isha Alia, a 22-year-old actor from Jharkhand, was travelling from Ranchi to Kolkata with her husband Prakash Kumar and their two-year-old daughter when she was murdered, police said. Mr Kumar, who was driving the car, had stopped on National Highway-16 in Howrah district early morning to relieve himself when three men attacked him to rob him of his belongings. As Ms Kumari protested the robbery attempt, the robbers fired at her and escaped, police said. Then the husband drove about 3 km and took her to a hospital with the help of locals. She was declared brought dead at the hospital. Following the incident, the victim’s family filed a complaint against Mr Kumar, his former wife and …