According to the police, the incident occurred around 3 a.m. Five unidentified persons in a truck intercepted a truck (CTA 7767) carrying tyres of a Maharashtra-based company. The robbers, who were armed with sharp weapons, ordered the driver and the truck owner to move towards Sundarpur village near Por.

On reaching there, the robbers asked the two to drive towards an open field where they were tied up and beaten. The police has registered the complaint and are carrying on with the investigation.