Two held for robbing delivery person of cash & cell phone

Pune: The Bibvewadi police have arrested two unemployed youngsters from Upper Indiranagar for allegedly robbing a food delivery executive of his mobile phone and cash after luring him to an isolated location under the pretext of placing a food order late on Monday night at Upper Indiranagar.

The complainant, Aniket Lohar (24), a resident of Katraj and a food delivery executive, lodged a complaint with the Bibvewadi police on Tuesday.

Senior inspector Ashwini Satpute of the Bibvewadi police station told TOI, “We have arrested the suspects identified as Ketan Temkar (23) and Khushal Shinde (24), both residents of Upper Indiranagar, after investigators examined the details of the incident and traced the phone number used to place the food order”.

“We have recovered the stolen mobile phone and a portion of the robbed cash from the accused,” Satpute said.

Satpute said, “The duo was facing financial difficulties and devised a plan to rob a food delivery executive to meet their expenses. They allegedly placed a food order and directed Lohar to deliver it to a secluded spot in Upper Indiranagar”.

“As Lohar arrived at the location with the parcel, the two men allegedly overpowered him and threatened him with dire consequences. They then robbed him of his mobile phone and cash worth a total of Rs 5,700 before fleeing the scene”, she said.

Further investigation is underway.