Mumbai Crime: Four masked men rob elderly at knifepoint in Goregaon

19 July,2020 08:30 AM IST |  Mumbai  |  mid-day online correspondent

Four persons armed with masks entered the buffalo shed, threatened the victim with a knife, and demanded money

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The Goregaon police recently registered a case against unknown men for allegedly robbing a senior citizen at knifepoint. The incident took place at Aarey Colony in Goregaon (East) on Wednesday when a gang of masked men robbed a senior citizen of Rs 10,000, reports Hindustan Times. In his complaint, the victim, identified as Ramachhedan Yadav (61), said that the incident took place between 1 am and 1.30 am.

He further said that four persons armed with masks entered the buffalo shed, threatened him with a knife, and demanded money. According to police officials, when Yadav refused to give money, two of the four accused pinned him down to the ground and beat him up till he gave them Rs 10,000.

The police have registered a case under Sections 392 (robbery), 34 (common intention) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), and sections 37 (1) and 135 of the Maharashtra Police Act.

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