Updated On: 04 October, 2025 08:18 AM IST | Mumbai | Shirish Vaktania
Biker offers to help motorist whose car ran out of fuel, only to take him to isolated spot where accomplice was waiting with bamboo; assault and robbery ensues

On the way back, Chaudhary took a diversion to an isolated spot in Bandra Kurla Complex where his associate, Sahid Khan, was waiting. The duo then assaulted and robbed Buthelo of two phones and R57,000. Illustrations/Uday Mohite
If your car runs out of petrol far away from home, think twice before seeking help from strangers. The Bandra police have arrested two men who allegedly robbed a man on the pretext of helping him refuel his vehicle. The arrested accused have been identified as Avez Nazmullah Chaudhary, 30, a resident of MHADA Colony, Bandra East, against whom three theft and assault cases had already been registered, and Sahid Khan, 19, a resident of Shastri Nagar, Kalina, Santacruz East.

The complainant, Sniden Joshef Buthelo, realised his car had run out of fuel after reaching the Basilica of Our Lady of the Mount in Bandra and sought help