Pune: An 18-year-old with a criminal record and his three accomplices allegedly abducted a 19-year-old youth and robbed him of Rs3000, on Sunday night in Chikhali.Chikhali police on Tuesday arrested the accused and are searching for his three accomplices, who are on the run.Police sub-inspector Rajesh Masal of Chikhali police said the complainant, who hails from Dharashiv district, is pursuing his studies and also working part-time. “One of the accused had worked with him. They had heated arguments over some issue at their workplace.”Around 7.30 pm on Sunday, the complainant was walking home from his workplace in Chikhali when two youths stopped him. They removed his scooter’s ignition key and assaulted him. They forced him to sit on their scooter and took him to a room at More Vasti in Chikhali. “The complainant’s former colleague and another accomplice reached there. All of them thrashed the complainant and assaulted him with a broken beer bottle. The accused then threatened the complainant with a billhook and robbed him of Rs3,000. They also threatened him with dire consequences if he lodged a police complaint. They released him around 9 pm and fled,” Masal said.The complainant approached the police on Tuesday. “We have arrested one of the four accused. He has previous criminal cases registered against him,” Masal said.
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