Guwahati: A man was robbed of Rs 15 lakh in a daylight robbery just a few metres away from a heavily manned police outpost in Nagaon, Assam on Tuesday.
As per sources, on Tuesday, a man identified as Mustafa Rahman had withdrawn Rs 15 lakh from an ICICI Bank branch in the Haiborgaon area of Nagaon.
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After he kept the money in his car, a Scorpio bearing registration AS12AE9700, he went to a Muthoot Finance branch for some other official work.
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The victim informed that his driver was near the car but since it was day and the car was just 50 metres near the police outpost, his driver to went to a shop to get something to eat.
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However, their actions turned out to be a great mistake as two robbers on a motorcycle came by and broke the window of their car.
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The robbers who were armed took the bag with the money and fled before anyone could stop them.
The victim said that although his driver tried to stop them, one of the robbers allegedly pointed a gun at him and fled with the money.
A local said that the bike the robbers used was a Pulsar 220. Of the two, one person was in formals and had a “revolver” with him.
The victim, Mustafa further said that the money was to pay off the labourers who were engaged in his quarry.
He has informed the police about the matter and has filed a case regarding the matter.