Chennai: A 21-year-old man was abducted by a four-member gang in an autorickshaw in Pallikaranai and forced to withdraw ₹9,500 from an ATM in Chromepet before being robbed of the cash and his phone early on Wednesday.Police said the victim, Ajay, was riding his motorcycle towards Kamakshi Hospital around 1am when four men in an autorickshaw on the wrong side of the road intercepted him. They threatened Ajay and demanded money. When he told them he had no cash, they assaulted him and forcibly took him to an ATM in Chromepet.Theyforced him to withdraw ₹9,500 and snatched the money and his mobile phone. They later dropped him near a lake along Radial Road, returned his motorcycle and fled.Based on his complaint, Pallikaranai police registered a case and collected CCTV footage from the surrounding areas to identify the suspects and trace the autorickshaw.
