25 February,2021 09:00 AM IST | Mumbai | Samiullah Khan
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A staffer of a Borivali-based hotel was brutally stabbed by an unidentified man for intervening when the accused was dragging out a customer at gunpoint. Police said the incident took place on Wednesday at around 7.30 am.
Two men posing as auto drivers went to the reception counter of Hotel Devine, situated near Borivali railway station. The duo told Naushad Buraniya, who was sitting at the counter, that they had brought a customer at night from whom they have to collect money.
As per the statement given to the police, Naushad enquired with his brother Salim about any customer coming late at night, to which Salim said that people in room numbers 209 and 215 had come late. Meanwhile, Buraniya sent one of his staff members with the driver to check on the customers in the said rooms.
The driver identified one of the three persons in room number 215 and came back with the staff member. After some time, an unknown person entered the hotel and went towards the second floor. When Salim and Naushad saw him, the duo chased him till the person reached room number 215.
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The unidentified person pulled a man on gunpoint and was trying to drag him out. When Naushad tried to intervene, the accused put the pistol on his chest. Meanwhile, Naushad's brother Salim caught the accused tightly from behind. Taking advantage of this, Naushad started snatching the pistol. Since the accused's grip was tight Naushad bit his hand and stripped the revolver.
The accused removed a knife from his pocket and attacked Salim on his hand and neck. As Salim lost the grip, the accused fled from the scene. Salim was immediately rushed to Apex Hospital, where he is undergoing treatment.
"We have registered a case under Sections 307, 324, 34, and 504 of the Indian Penal Code, Section 37(1) (a) of the Maharashtra police Act and Indian Arms Act 3 and 25. We have collected the CCTV footage from the hotel and nearby areas. A search has been launched to nab the accused," an officer from Borivli police station said.
