India, June 2 -- A 25-year-old man was robbed while travelling in a shared car on the Pune-Kolhapur highway near Wadgaon Budruk late on Friday night.

The victim has been identified as Swarrop Arnoon Kadam, a resident of Narhegaon who originally hails from Kolhapur district. The incident was reported in front of the Swarna Hotel, between Vadgaon Budruk and Sasewadi.

According to police, the victim works at a private company. Considering the weekend, the victim was on his way to Kolhapur. He was waiting at Wadgaon Bridge to take a vehicle.

He was approached by a car who assured him to drop in Kolhapur. When the car was near the Swami Narayan temple just ahead of Navale bridge, four accused in the car threatened the victim with a sharp we...