Khadaki police station officials yesterday arrested an autorickshaw driver for robbing a 20-year-old of valuables and cash on Tuesday.u00a0The robbery took place in the evening near Range Hill Bridge in Khadaki. The victim’s loss was pegged at Rs 5,000. u00a0Police officials said the suspect, Navnath Londhe (32), along with two accomplices, robbed Sunny Gadwal after he boarded Londhe’s auto at Pune railway station for Bopodi.u00a0

“After Gadwal, who works in a courier agency, sat in the rickshaw, Londhe’s accomplices too boarded the auto by posing as passengers. However, when the autorickshaw was about to reach Range Hill Bridge, Londhe’s accomplices threatened Gadwal using a sharp object and snatched him mobile phone, wristwatch and cash, amounting to Rs 5,000. They then pushed him out of the auto and fled the spot,” Police sub-inspector R A Dimelo of Khadaki police station said.