Ahmedabad: A 27-year-old trader from Rajasthan was allegedly robbed of Rs 50,000 by four men travelling in an autorickshaw with him and his wife while they were heading towards Kalupur railway station from Asarwa on Oct 24. A complaint was filed with Shaherkotda police on Saturday.Rahul Gupta, a resident of Sunel in Jhalawar district of Rajasthan, said he and his wife Pragya had arrived at Asarwa railway station around 6am after travelling from Kota to Ahmedabad to purchase clothes for their business.According to the complaint, the couple boarded an autorickshaw outside Asarwa station to reach Kalupur railway station. The driver was accompanied by an unidentified man in the front, while two other men were seated in the rear.Gupta said that during the journey, the two men seated beside him began asking questions about his whereabouts. When he told them that he and his wife had come from Rajasthan for shopping, the men allegedly took Rs 50,000 in Rs 500 notes from his pocket.The men then threatened the couple and warned them against approaching the police.“They told us to return to Rajasthan and not file a complaint, warning that we would face consequences if we did,” Gupta stated in his complaint.The autorickshaw was subsequently stopped near the corner of Chamunda Bridge, close to GCS Hospital, where the couple was forced to get down, the complaint alleged.Gupta and Pragya returned to Rajasthan following the incident. He said he later discussed the matter with family members and decided to approach the police.The couple travelled back to Ahmedabad to lodge the complaint.
