Hyderabad sources have made a statement that in a daring day-light robbery; unidentified persons waylaid a container truck, thrashed the driver and made away with cigarettes worth Rs 4 crore.
Sources have stated that the truck was transporting cigarettes from Musheerabad to Tirupati in Chittoor district. As the lorry reached Pedda Amberpet, about 20 persons arrived in two Sumo SUVs and stopped the truck. Few people took the driver to a forest area near Malkapur and thrashed him before leaving him there.
Meanwhile others transferred the cigarettes from the truck to another
vehicle that they brought along with them. Furthermore the driver managed to
reach Choutuppal police station and lodged a complaint.
