Eight held from Bengaluru for robbing man of Rs 31.7 lakh in Navi Mumbai
Thane (PTI): The Navi Mumbai police have arrested eight persons from Bengaluru in connection with a dacoity and abduction case, in which they posed as policemen to rob a man of Rs 31.7 lakh.
The accused were apprehended from the jurisdiction of Upperpet police station in Bengaluru on June 2, within 36 hours of the crime that took place in the Juinagar area of Navi Mumbai on May 31, senior inspector Devidas Katale said.
He said the victim was in the business of depositing cash in ATMs for others, and the gang targeted him at an ATM of a nationalised bank in Juinagar on the morning of May 31.
One of the accused posed as a policeman, punched the victim, verbally abused him, and forced him into a car, he said.
The official said the accused allegedly threatened the victim and snatched away cash to the tune of Rs 31.73 lakh before abandoning him on Palm Beach Road.
"Our probe team identified the car used in the crime. On enquiring with the driver, we found out that the accused allegedly posed as police officers from the Kerala cyber police and took the car from the Sanpada bridge and left it there after committing the robbery," he said.
The police received a tip-off that the gang had fled to Bengaluru, and a team was dispatched to the city, the official said.
He said that the accused were natives of Kerala and Tamil Nadu, and the police recovered valuables worth Rs 30.4 lakh from them.
A first information report (FIR) has been registered against the accused under sections 310(2) (dacoity), 138 (abduction), 204 (personating a public servant), and 61 (Criminal Conspiracy) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, the official said.
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UP: Govt hospital staff booked for sexually assaulting woman in pretext of ultrasound test
Gorakhpur (PTI): A hospital employee was booked for allegedly sexually assaulting a woman in the pretext of an ultrasound test here in the district women's hospital, police said on Saturday.
According to the complaint, the woman, a resident of the Gulriha area, visited the district women's hospital on Thursday morning for an ultrasound test.
She was directed to a room, where Abhimanyu Gupta was conducting ultrasounds. When her turn came, the accused allegedly stared at her and told her to remove all her clothes, claiming it was necessary for the test and that a massage would also be required, she said.
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The woman alleged that once she complied, the accused began making obscene advances and tried to force himself on her. When she screamed, he allegedly gagged her, abused her and threatened to kill her before pushing her out of the room.
She said her complaints within the hospital went unheard, forcing her to approach the police.
Taking cognisance of the complaint, the hospital administration constituted a three-member inquiry committee, officials said.
Senior consultant (paediatrics) Dr Jay Kumar said, "The woman has levelled serious allegations against a staff member. Senior officials have been informed, and a departmental inquiry is underway. Strict action will be taken if the charges are proved."
Kotwali Station House Officer Chatrapal Singh said a case has been registered, and efforts are on to nab the accused.
