Actor Yogesh Sohni, who played the role of Shaunak Jahagirdar in the series 'Mulgi Jhali Ho', was robbed on the Pune-Mumbai Express Highway a few days back. The actor claimed that he had recently got waylaid and cheated for Rs. 50,000. Upon regaining consciousness, Yogesh lodged a complaint with the police.
The police also took his complaint seriously and started an investigation. After starting the invetgation they have nabbed the culprit within a few days after the complaint was lodged. Actor Yogesh shared a video on Instagram giving all this information.
The incident took place on Mumbai-Pune Express Highway on May 8 while he was traveling from Mumbai to Pune. he said,"I reached near Somatne Phata when a man in a white SUV raised his hand and asked me to stop along the expressway. The SUV too stopped and soon after getting down, the man started arguing with me. He claimed that my car had caused an accident involving his SUV. He claimed that a person sustained injuries in the accident. I was surprised about how I did not notice the incident.”
He added, “While I tried to reason, he demanded Rs 1.25 lakh for not going to the police. I was in a hurry to reach Pune as it was a matter of emergency and I barely had the time to argue with this person. He forced me to accompany him to an ATM kiosk at Somatne Phata after I told him that I was not carrying cash. He made me withdraw Rs50,000 and drove away with the cash.”
Yogesh then immediately lodged a police complaint. A team from Pimpri-Chinchwad Crime Branch started searching for the accused and arrested him within a few days. The accused has been identified.
Yogesh took to Instagram and thanked the police and wrote,"Due to the extraordinary vigilance of the Pimpri Chinchwad crime branch, the robber was arrested yesterday. My deepest thanks to the commissioner and all the policemen involved in this mission."