Maharashtra traders were held hostage in Palwal: Taken to the jungle and forced to transfer ₹2 lakh, and an अंगूठी (ring) and mobile phone were looted with a pistol.

Palwal | Haryana | Palwal Crime | Maharashtra Traders Robbed At Gunpoint In Hodal Maharashtra traders were held hostage in Palwal: Took them into the jungle, made them transfer ₹2 lakh, looted rings and mobile with a pistol Copy link A case of robbery came to light in Hodal where Maharashtra traders were lured to Hodal under the pretext of selling solar structures and were robbed under the threat of a weapon. The criminals took the victims into the jungle and made them transfer mobile phones, gold rings, and about two lakh rupees online by showing a pistol. Hodal was the location. Vivekananda Eknath Argaje, a resident of Maharashtra, stated in his complaint to the police that he had spoken to some people in Palwal about solar structures over the phone. The accused sent a card of Vivek Industries on WhatsApp and asked for online payment. When he refused, they asked him to come and see the company. They seated him in the car and took him to the jungle On October 14, he reached Hodal by taxi from Delhi with his friend Santosh Mahadev, a resident of Padli. At the Babri Mor bridge in Hodal, Balleno cars belonging to Tariq and Haris Khan of Singar stopped and showed their Aadhaar cards, claiming to be employees of the company. The accused seated him in the car and took him into the jungle five kilometers away. They also seated two other youths in the car along the way. Stopping the vehicle near the Ekh farm, two youths came on a white Apache, one of them was telling the name as Asif. The accused placed a pistol on the temples and looted Vivek's mobile phone, gold ring, and ATM card. Made online transfer of money with a pistol They swiped the ATM and made an online transfer of ₹29 thousand and ₹1 lakh from the shop's account. They made out ₹50 thousand and ₹25 thousand from Santosh's mobile and Google Pay, totaling ₹75 thousand. Later, they left them in the jungle for 8-10 km and ran away. On the complaint of the victim, the Hodal police registered a case against the accused under the relevant sections and started action. The investigating officer, SI Virendra Singh, stated that the matter is being investigated and the accused are being searched for. The accused will be arrested soon.