Digboi, June 2 -- A robbery on National Highway 38 late Sunday evening in the Tingrai Station area, under the jurisdiction of Digboi police station in Assam's Tinsukia district, has contributed to the rising crime rate in the region, posing a growing threat to life and property.

According to local residents along the highway, a group of unidentified robbers looted two Tinsukia-based businessmen traveling on a two-wheeler (AS06S 2460). The incident occurred around 10 p.m.

The victims, identified as Sashi Gupta and Tultul Mahato, reported that the robbers arrived in a four-wheeler and stole Rs 7 lakhs, business proceeds collected from shopkeepers in the Powai area.

"We were returning home when the gang stopped us, committed the robbery, ...