Prior to Redmi Note 7 launch, Xiaomi phones looted in Andhra Pradesh

VIJAYAWADA — A truck carrying Xiaomi phones worth Rs 1 crore was robbed by unidentified miscreants and its driver beaten near Dagadarthi village in Nellore district in the wee hours of Wednesday.

The truck was on its way to Kolkata from Sri City. The incident took place while the truck driver had stopped his vehicle to rest for a while at a truck lay-by bay, according to Kavali rural police.

Around four miscreants allegedly thrashed the driver and tied him to a tree. They then drove away the truck containing Xiaomi cell phones worth Rs 1 crore. Later, they stopped the vehicle at Gowravaram village and transferred the cell phones to another unidentified truck and fled from the spot, sources revealed.

Locals, who found the driver tied to the tree, rescued him and informed the police, who swung into action to trace the truck. They found the empty truck at Gowravaram village.

Police said that they believe the robbery was pre-planned and suspected the role of a company ‘insider’. Prices of each phone in the truck ranged between Rs 6,000 to Rs 14,000, said the police.

A robbery case was registered and an investigation been launched.