Biker offers to help motorist whose car ran out of fuel, only to take him to isolated spot where accomplice was waiting with bamboo; assault and robbery ensues
On the way back, Chaudhary took a diversion to an isolated spot in Bandra Kurla Complex where his associate, Sahid Khan, was waiting. The duo then assaulted and robbed Buthelo of two phones and R57,000. Illustrations/Uday Mohite
If your car runs out of petrol far away from home, think twice before seeking help from strangers. The Bandra police have arrested two men who allegedly robbed a man on the pretext of helping him refuel his vehicle. The arrested accused have been identified as Avez Nazmullah Chaudhary, 30, a resident of MHADA Colony, Bandra East, against whom three theft and assault cases had already been registered, and Sahid Khan, 19, a resident of Shastri Nagar, Kalina, Santacruz East.
The complainant, Sniden Joshef Buthelo, realised his car had run out of fuel after reaching the Basilica of Our Lady of the Mount in Bandra and sought help
The complainant, Sniden Joshef Buthelo, a call centre employee residing at Buthelo House, Devalwadi, Sahar Road, Andheri East, had set out for the Basilica of Our Lady of the Mount in Bandra West on October 1, around 4 am. According to the police, upon reaching his destination, Buthelo realised his car’s petrol indicator was not functioning, and the fuel had run out. Seeking help, he approached a biker — later identified as Chaudhary — who told him they could refill his bike and then transfer the petrol to the car using a plastic bottle. Chaudhary took Buthelo to a Kalina petrol pump on his bike, where he refilled his bike.
He then approached a biker, who turned out to be history-sheeter Avez Nazmullah Chaudhary, and the latter took him to a petrol pump in Kalina, Santacruz
Meanwhile, he made a phone call to his associate Khan. On their way back, the Chaudhary took a diversion to an isolated spot in Bandra Kurla Complex, where Khan was waiting. The accused then allegedly pulled out a knife, threatened to kill Buthelo, and beat him with a bamboo stick. They robbed him of two mobile phones and also transferred Rs 57,000 from his bank account.
Avez Nazmullah Chaudhary; (right) Sahid Khan. Pics/By Special Arrangement
Buthelo immediately alerted Bandra police, who registered a case under Sections 309(6) and 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, which deal with robbery and common intention to commit an offence.
The investigation
A squad led by Senior Police Inspector Ravindra Salunkhe, along with API Bajrang Jagtap, API Vijay Acharekar, PSI Shankar Patil, PSI Bhagwan Potphode, and Constables Nikhilesh Sabale, Nitin Gurav, Machhindra Sangave, Ravi Gaikwad, Pramod Sonawane, Rahul Chatur, Suraj Mugade, and Sheshraj Patil, examined CCTV footage from the petrol pump and, with assistance from the cyber cell, successfully traced and arrested both accused. They also recovered money and mobile phones from the accused. The police said on Friday that further investigation was underway.
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