Greater Noida: Four men allegedly befriended a gay chartered accountant dating appCalled him to Sirsa crossroads and robbed his car, iPhone 11, cash and documents at gunpoint. All the accused were arrested late on Thursday night.
Police said the men had similarly targeted two self-styled sadhus.
The four accused have been identified as Ashish, Sachin, Gaurav and Sagar. According to the police, Ashish befriended the complainant – a 26-year-old man residing in Dadri’s Mu II sector – on July 31 with Blued, a gay dating app.
The conversation between the two lasted for about three hours.
“Ashish often used Sachin’s phone to chat with his target. He asked the victim to come round Sirsa and meet him. However, when the CA reached the spot, the accused attacked him and robbed him at gunpoint,” said Kasna station officer Sudhir Kumar.
CA filed complaint Kasna police station It is alleged that the men asked her to get out of their white alto and stole her phone and wallet containing Rs 6,000, debit and credit cards, PAN cards and Aadhaar cards.
Upon investigation, the police found that the accused would pretend to be gay and implicate the Blued app users.
“after Robbery in Greater Noida, they went to Mathura and that’s how a ‘Bhagwan’ was robbed,” Kumar said, adding that another self-styled godman was also robbed in Rajasthan’s Mehandipur Balaji.
While Ashish and Sachin were arrested after a shootout took place near the service road leading to Dada village, Gaurav and Sagar were nabbed during a search of the area.
CA’s car, iPhone and other items along with three other phones were also recovered from them.
Ashish has five more cases against him including attempt to murder, robbery and others under the Arms Act, while Sachin is facing an Arms Act case and Gaurav has a theft case registered against him.
Police said the men had similarly targeted two self-styled sadhus.
The four accused have been identified as Ashish, Sachin, Gaurav and Sagar. According to the police, Ashish befriended the complainant – a 26-year-old man residing in Dadri’s Mu II sector – on July 31 with Blued, a gay dating app.
The conversation between the two lasted for about three hours.
“Ashish often used Sachin’s phone to chat with his target. He asked the victim to come round Sirsa and meet him. However, when the CA reached the spot, the accused attacked him and robbed him at gunpoint,” said Kasna station officer Sudhir Kumar.
CA filed complaint Kasna police station It is alleged that the men asked her to get out of their white alto and stole her phone and wallet containing Rs 6,000, debit and credit cards, PAN cards and Aadhaar cards.
Upon investigation, the police found that the accused would pretend to be gay and implicate the Blued app users.
“after Robbery in Greater Noida, they went to Mathura and that’s how a ‘Bhagwan’ was robbed,” Kumar said, adding that another self-styled godman was also robbed in Rajasthan’s Mehandipur Balaji.
While Ashish and Sachin were arrested after a shootout took place near the service road leading to Dada village, Gaurav and Sagar were nabbed during a search of the area.
CA’s car, iPhone and other items along with three other phones were also recovered from them.
Ashish has five more cases against him including attempt to murder, robbery and others under the Arms Act, while Sachin is facing an Arms Act case and Gaurav has a theft case registered against him.
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