A man posing as an Income Tax officer, intercepted a van of a diamond machinery manufacturing firm in Surat, threatened four staff members at gunpoint and fled with cash worth Rs 1 crore and the vehicle, said police.
The van was later found abandoned in the Variav area by police. Police have registered an offence against an unknown person who kidnapped four persons (employees of the firm) travelling in the van containing cash Rs 1 crore. Police are checking the CCTV cameras in the area. The accused allegedly entered the van, posing as an Income tax officer. He might have been given a tip-off by some insider and we are also probing in that direction. official said.