Fake 'cops' rob cargo van with jewellery worth Rs 4 crore in Gujarat

RAJKOT: Seven persons, posing as policemen, intercepted a cargo van and robbed about 1,700 kg of silver and imitation jewellery being transported, near Sayla on Ahmedabad-Rajkot highway on Friday night.
The robbers thrashed the driver of the pick-up van, belonging to city-based logistics firm News Air Service, and took away 992kg of silver worth Rs 4 crore and 704kg of imitation jewellery worth Rs 5 lakh.
Amit Singh, the van driver, told police that the robbers came in three cars, one of which intercepted his vehicle near a school. Two other cars also pulled up immediately after that, and the occupants told him in Gujarati that they were cops and accused him of trafficking liquor. Before Singh could reply, he was thrashed on the head and fell unconscious. Singh said when he regained consciousness, he was in a cotton field. He somehow reached the highway and informed the logistics firm owner, Pintu Singh.
Rajkot inspector general of police, Ashok Kumar Yadav, told TOI: “We have formed 10 teams and are trying to nab the robbers as soon as possible.”