AHMEDABAD: Barely 24 hours after three angadia firm workers were attacked and robbed on Ashram Road, a courier firm employee was targeted in Vastrapur.
Two men threw chilli powder in his eyes in front of Gujarat University Samras Hostel and fled with Rs 5.1 lakh late on Tuesday.
The incident occurred during curfew hours at a spot where there were no CCTV cameras.
According to a complaint filed with Vastrapur police, Jaafar Shaikh, 29, a resident of Juhapura, works as a supervisor with a courier firm in Naranpura. “He collects money from courier delivery boys every evening, counts it and takes it home. The next day, he deposits it in a bank,” said police.
“On Tuesday night, he put all the money in a plastic bag which he kept in a cloth bag that he placed in his backpack before leaving office,” said police.
A police officer said, “When Shaikh was riding his scooter from GMDC Circle to BPA Crossroads, a biker rammed into his vehicle from behind, causing him to fall on the road. Shaikh got up and parked his scooter on the roadside. The biker approached him and blamed him for applying sudden brakes. While Shaikh argued that he was not at fault, another man approached them and asked why they were fighting.
“Shaikh turned to address him and the second man threw chilli powder at his face. The two men snatched his bag and fled on the bike. A couple of minutes later when Shaikh managed to open his eyes, he called the police control room and later filed a complaint of loot and abetment with Vastrapur police.
Police said, “We did not find any CCTV footage as there was no camera in the area. There were cops deployed under the IIM-A flyover on BPA Crossroads but no one spotted the accused.”
In the Ashram Road robbery, which occurred on Monday evening, Crime branch officials nabbed four accused within 30 minutes of the incident as a GPS tracker was inside one of the parcels they had taken.
