Mumbai: Delivery Boy Poses As Patient, Robs Doctor Of Rs 1 Lakh Gold Chain At Knife-Point Before Leaving ‘Sorry’ Note; Arrested
A 23-year-old man has been arrested by police for posing as a patient and robbing a 70-year-old doctor at knife-point on Thursday in Mumbai's Pedder Road area.
Mumbai, September 23: A 23-year-old man has been arrested by police for posing as a patient and robbing a 70-year-old doctor at knife-point on Thursday in Mumbai's Pedder Road area.
The accused, identified as Arjun Sonkar (originally from UP), a resident of Worli, worked as a delivery boy for a food app, Swiggy. He had been working with Swiggy since May this year, reported TOI.
The incident happened when Sonkar went to the clinic of Dr Mandakini Pirankar, posing as a patient. Pirankar has been running her clinic with her partner, another lady doctor, for the last 25 years.
Gamdevi police said the accused left behind a diary which had a note written in Hindi saying that he was desperate for Rs 2 lakh due to family issues and was sorry for his actions. Delhi Robbery Video: Bike-Borne Goons Rob Delivery Boy of Rs 2 Lakh at Gunpoint on Ring Road.
Sonkar introduced himself as Avinash Paswan to the doctor and said he was unwell. The doctor diagnosed him for low blood pressure and wrote a reference note, asking him to get hospitalised. Sonkar even paid her Rs 200 as a fee before exiting her cabin. 'Koyta Gang' Menace in Pune Video: Miscreants Rob Women at Machete Point in Pimpari-Chinchwad, Terrifying Incident Caught on CCTV.
The man walked to the door, looked outside and then suddenly ran back inside the clinic, Dr Pirankar said in her complaint. He pushed her from her chair to the floor, pulled out a 7.5-inch sharp knife from his plastic bag and held it to her neck. He warned her against calling for help, snatched her 2.5 tola gold chain and fled.
Police seized the plastic bag, knife and diary lying on the clinic floor.
Senior police official Srinivas Darade said that the accused left behind his bag and handwritten notes in the diary saying he did not wish to do this and was sorry. The emotional appeal through notes was a strategy, thinking the complainant wouldn't inform the police. He went in as a bogus patient but his intention was to rob the doctor. The recovery of robbed items is yet to be done. He is a first-time offender and stayed in Worli with his wife. We have recovered around Rs 16,000 in cash, along with a knife, a swiggy t-shirt, all of which he left behind at the clinic before fleeing.
The arrested accused has been booked under the IPC Section 392 for robbery. He will be produced before a local court on Saturday.
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