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A B Tech student from a Greater Noida university and a businessman's son, in a drunk frenzy, thrashed a biker and robbed an autorickshaw driver in Hauz Khas area. They didn't even spare the auto driver's pants! The driver then alerted the cops, and a police patrol car intercepted them after a chase on the BRT. The accused have been identified as Varun Malhotra (22) of Faridabad and Himanshu Gosain (23) of Lajpat Nagar. The incident occurred at 1.30am when the victim, Dharamveer Singh, had stopped at Panchsheel area to answer nature's call. When he returned, he was stopped by Malhotra who asked him what he was doing there at night. The accused then thrashed him and snatched away his wallet and phone.The accused even made him take off his pants, took away his keys and fled the spot on their bike, waving the trousers.The duo was intercepted near Sadiq Nagar petrol pump and apprehended them. "At first they refused to own up for the crime; but cops seized the robbed money and the keys of the autorickshaw," said a senior police officer.Singh's statement was recorded and a case was registered under appropriate sections of the IPC. The duo was arrested and sent to judicial custody.A source said that the accused disclosed in their interrogation that before targeting Singh they had roughed up an executive who was going home on his bike, warning him not to ride late at night without a helmet and licence. It was their "prank".
