Indian police are puzzled by the recent assault on Ashok Courier Services owner Mahesh Kumar Sharma, who was robbed of Rs2.2 crore worth of diamonds in April.
Sharma was heading towards the domestic airport in his car, on the Western Express Highway, when another car blocked his vehicle, forcing him to stop.
A person stepped out of that car and attacked Sharma before fleeing his bag, which contained – among other valuables – the diamonds.
Indian police are still looking for clues in the case, and although a surprising twist has led investigators to a love triangle connected to the robbery, they have so far been unable to determine which of the three – the presumed-prime suspect, a bar girl and the victim's son – is actually involved.
The police said they arrested a small-time conman, with a previous record of swindling Bhuleshwar market jewelers, in connection to the case. They suspect he must have been aware of Sharma's business, and accordingly tipped off robbers about his plan to carry the diamonds with him on that particular day.
The suspect eventually was released for lack of evidence, but not before police were able to connect him to a certain bargirl, via his cell phone records.
As police were questioning Sharma's relatives, employees and family, they discovered that the victim's son has also been in touch with the same bargirl. Sharma's son told the police that he was having an affair with the girl, and would some times take her with him when he was delivering diamonds on his father's behalf.
The police, however, are not sure whether the girl is involved in the robbery. "We are not sure how exactly these three are involved or if they are involved at all," a police official told Indian media.
Indian police is concerned about the rise in attacks on individuals carrying consignments of diamonds, gems and other ornaments to the airport, as two other such incidents were reported from near the Kherwadi junction in the past two months.
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