Rajkot: A chemical agent from Jetpur was robbed of cash and valuables worth Rs 1.2 lakh at GIDC in Junagadh on Sunday evening. Jayesh Lavani, a resident of Jetalsar of Rajkot district, had gone to Junagadh GIDC for work when an auto-rickshaw driver stopped him.
Lavani was told that the auto-rickshaw had broken down and the driver wanted a lift. Lavani agreed to offer the lift to the driver. On reaching a distance, the auto-rickshaw driver asked Lavani to stop and ordered him to hand over all cash and valuables he had. Meanwhile, five other unidentified persons arrived there in an auto-rickshaw. They threatened Lavani by brandishing a knife. Fearing an attack on him, Lavani gave away Rs 10,000 cash, his ATM card, mobile phone and a gold necklace. TNN