Surat IT student held for looting car to elope

SURAT: A 19-year-old first year student of diploma engineering in Information and Technology was arrested by the police on Wednesday for allegedly looting a car from Vesu area of city. The accused was caught along with his girlfriend by the detection of crime branch (DCB) sleuths who also recovered the looted vehicle near Boriyach toll plaza of Navsari.
Police arrested Kashyap Bhesaniya, a resident of Puna area, while his girlfriend was allowed to go as she was not part of the loot plan. Police recovered Rs 2.26 lakh in cash from the car.
Bhesaniya told the police that he was planning to settle down in Kanpur with his girlfriend and so, he looted the car.
Complainant in the case, Manoj Jain had gone to buy medicines at Aagam Arcade in Vesu. He had parked the car on the road, while his 77-year-old father, Kapurchand Jain, was sitting inside the car. Suddenly, Bhesaniya opened the door of the car and sat in the driver’s seat. He told Kapurchand to get down. However, when the elderly man refused and put the vehicle in gear to prevent loot, Bhesaniya started driving the car.
Fearing that he will be kidnapped, Kapurchand got out from the moving car and in the process suffered injuries.
Later, the accused picked up his girlfriend from a distance and the duo went towards Navsari on national highway 48. Police had kept a watch on the highways and the car was stopped at Boriyach toll plaza.
“Bhesaniya wanted to get married with his classmate, but their families were not agreeing looking at their young age. They are from the same caste and family members told them to complete studies before settling down,” said a crime branch officer.
The duo had developed friendship a few months ago. Bhesaniya, son of a diamond artisan, invested in stocks, said cops.