Three unidentified miscreants robbed two businessmen from Gundlupet town, Chamarajanagar district, at the entrance of NICE Road near PES college in West Bengaluru on Saturday night and fled with Rs 20 lakh in cash.
Riyaz Pasha of Gundlupet filed a complaint with the Byatarayanapura police on Sunday about the incident.
According to the police, Riyaz and his friend Karim Khan had come to Bengaluru on a business trip and were returning to their hometown.
Suddenly, an SUV pulled in right in front of their car and three persons came out of it. They asked Riyaz and his friend to get out of their vehicle. Riyaz tried to reverse the car, but the miscreants hit its windowpanes and pulled out both of them.
They threatened the duo with lethal weapons and asked them to give all the money they have. They took away Rs 20 lakh, the police said.
The Byatarayanapura police said they had taken up a case of robbery and were investigating it.
