The details of the incident have revealed meticulous planning and superb execution on the part of the robbers.
In what could provide fodder for a crime thriller, three people on a bike shot a man in broad day light and escaped with Rs3.5 lakh.
The details of the incident have revealed meticulous planning and superb execution on the part of the robbers. It has also forced the police to issue a nakabandi in the city. The incident happened near KK Shastri College in Khokhra, Amraiwadi at around 10.45 am.
Bipin Thakkar (45), the manager-cum-accountant of Shah and Mehta Petrol pump near Anupam Cinema was on his way to the Khokhra Branch of State Bank of India to deposit the money.
Thakkar left the petrol pump at around 10:30 am and was looted at around 10:45 am near the KK Shastri College.
Senior police inspector, Amraiwadi police station DB Raulji said that primary investigations have revealed that the victim was gheraoed by two people on a bike.
"One person on the bike shot Thakkar in the chest killing him," said Raulji.
Raulji further said that when Thakkar left the petrol pump he was the only person riding his scooty. "But it has come to our notice that when the incident happened Thakkar had a pillion rider with him on his scooty," said Raulji.
Police believe that Thakkar must have given a lift to someone who was part of the gang that intended to loot Thakkar. Sources said that investigations have also revealed that once Thakkar was gheraoed by the duo on the bike, the pillion rider had hit him on the head from behind with something.
"He was shot in the chest and hit on the head from behind by somebody who was riding pillion with him. The attacks killed him," said Raulji. Police are also looking at the mobile phone record of the victim and are on the look out for the history sheeters in the area.
Police are investigating the matter and has intensified patrolling in the Bhaipura area of Amraiwadi.
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