Trio takes lift, robs man of Rs 20 lakh, car

Palanpur: A commission agent dealing in cumin was robbed of Rs 20 lakh cash at a knifepoint near Fatepura in Mehsana district on Tuesday and dumped by the roadside by three people who even sped away with his car.
Victim Ramesh Chaudhary was returning from Gandhinagar when the three requested him for a lift saying they wanted to go Abu Road.
Chaudhary agreed to drop them till Palanpur. They even paid him Rs 100 each.
Whenthe car neared Fatepura, one of the men complained of vomiting and asked Chaudhary to stop the car.
Once the car stopped, he suddenly brandished a knife and other two tied him up. One of the robbers started driving and when they reached Aithor near Unjha, they threw him out of the car, said superintendent of police, Mehsana, Parthrajsinh Gohil.
Deputy superintendent of police, AB Waland said that every Tuesday, Chaudhary leave for Dhima village in Vav tauka of Banskantha where he owns a firm dealing in cumin consignments.
He stays at Dhima village till Saturday and goes to Gandhinagar.