Executive hitches a cab ride, robbed; 25th to be targeted on Gurgaon road this year

Gurgaon | Monday | 18th March, 2019

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Gurgaon: A BPO executive was robbed by four men who offered him a lift in their car from Gurgaon-Faridabad road on Saturday evening. Once released, he started targeting people in Noida, Ghaziabad and Delhi,” said assistant commissioner of police (crime) Shamsher Singh. A case was registered on Sunday under Section 379A (snatching) at DLF 1 police station against unknown persons.Incidents of lift-and-loot are on the rise, with 25 cases reported in 2019 alone. But after the car had crossed the toll plaza on Gurgaon-Faridabad road, the accused held him hostage at gunpoint and snatched his wallet and ATM card. And 15 such cases were reported in the last two months of 2018..