Advertising Two of the four persons manhandled Mishra and a third one took out a knife. (Image for representational purpose)Four men allegedly attacked a 31-year-old man with a knife on Bhirobanala Road and stole his laptops, watch and cash on Sunday. The police suspect this was a planned robbery, not a road rage incident that escalated to robbery. The incident took place when Abhishek Mishra, who is a marketing manager with a multinational bank, was travelling to his home in Gondhalenagar in Hadapsar between 12.30 am and 1.30 am. When he was near Empress Garden on Bhirobanala Road, a motorbike with a pillion rider coming from the opposite direction allegedly brushed his bike. Mishra stopped his bike, but within moments, another motorbike with a pillion rider came from behind him and hit his bike. Meanwhile, the motorcyclist who had initially had a brush with Mishra came back and allegedly started arguing. Two of these four persons started manhandling Mishra and a third one took out a knife. As Mishra tried to resist the attack, he sustained an injury on one hand, his complaint to the police stated. Advertising The complaint states that the four suspects stole his two laptops, a watch, his credit and debit cards. They allegedly also took away the cash Mishra had in his wallet. Sub-inspector Dattajirao Mohite of Wanawadi police station said, “We have launched a probe into the information given by the complainant. This does not seem like road rage that escalated to looting, but a planned armed robbery using the brushing of vehicles as a pretext. Further probe will ascertain this possibility.”

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