Archive · 19 Sep 2025
Elderly Women Robbed at Knife Point in Katraj Tunnel; 3 Arrested
Two elderly women were robbed at knife point in a tunnel.
The women were traveling to meet family and took a car with three men.
Instead of taking them to their destination, the men took them to a tunnel and robbed them of their gold.
The women were then left at the tunnel.
Later, the women reported the crime to the police, who then arrested the three men responsible.
Police recovered some of the stolen gold and a car used in the crime.
Three men have been arrested for robbing two elderly women in the Katraj Tunnel.
The victims, aged 76 and 72, were robbed at knife point.
The incident occurred on September 7, when the women were traveling to meet relatives.
The robbers stole gold ornaments worth Rs 8.47 lakh.
Police recovered 127 grams of gold, worth Rs 5.7 lakh, and a car.
- Who
- Three men: Abasaheb Madane, Kailas Tonpe, and Vaibhav Suryatal robbed two elderly women.
- What
- The three men robbed two elderly women at knife point.
- When
- The robbery took place on September 7, and the arrests were made on Thursday.
- Where
- The robbery occurred in the new Katraj Tunnel in Pimpri-Chinchwad.
- Why
- The motive for the robbery is not stated.
- Victims
- 76 and 72-year-old women
- Location
- Katraj Tunnel, Pimpri-Chinchwad
- Date of Crime
- September 7
- Items Stolen
- Gold ornaments
- Value of Stolen Goods
- Rs 8.47 lakh
- Arrested Suspects
- 3
- Recovered Gold
- 127 grams, worth Rs 5.7 lakh