Ahmedabad: A 30-year-old man travelling to his native place in Madhya Pradesh for Diwali was allegedly robbed, assaulted and briefly held captive by three men posing as an autorickshaw driver and passengers after he boarded their vehicle near Sarangpur on Wednesday evening.The accused allegedly took Rs 1,000 in cash, forced him to transfer Rs 3,330 through Google Pay and snatched his mobile phone before abandoning him on a deserted road. They also threatened him and demanded Rs 50,000 from his family for his release.The victim, who works with a private company on Sarkhej-Bavla Road and stays in a paying guest accommodation in Bavla, filed a complaint with Kalupur police on Thursday.According to the FIR, he had travelled from Bavla to Ahmedabad to catch a train to Indore. After purchasing a ticket at Kalupur railway station, he learnt that the train originated from Gandhinagar and decided to travel there to secure a seat in the general compartment.Around 5.15pm, he reached the Sarangpur AMTS bus depot, where he was informed that buses to Gandhinagar were available from Geeta Mandir. He then approached an autorickshaw driver near a dargah and asked for a ride to Gandhinagar.Two men were already seated in the rear of the autorickshaw. After he boarded, the trio allegedly threatened him, demanded his wallet and took Rs 1,000 in cash. They then assaulted him and forced him to open his Google Pay account, transferring Rs 3,330 to a QR code on one of their phones.The accused allegedly drove him to an isolated location, assaulted him again, and forced him to call his parents and brother, demanding Rs 50,000. When the family did not transfer the money, they took away his Vivo mobile phone worth around Rs 8,000 and abandoned him on the roadside at about 7.45pm.The victim later borrowed a phone from a passerby, contacted his father and approached Kalupur police with the help of an acquaintance. Police have registered a case and launched an investigation.
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