As a person who uses NICE Road on a regular basis, shocked to know of this - must have been a harrowing experience for you! I definitely hope that you are well now and there's minimum damage.
It's definitely not the first time that such incidents are being reported on NICE Road. I also remember another similar incident happening to an acquaintance from BG Road to Kanakapura Road, where some alleged dacoits suddenly appeared on the road as if in distress & tried to stop the vehicle under the garb of needing help.
The safety of citizens is of utmost importance. It's important for the Congress Govt in Karnataka to focus on it.
I urge @CPBlr to direct his team to increase patrolling on NICE Road & other vulnerable areas & seriously crack down on such gangs trying to target common innocent people.