Gujarat man robbed of gold worth Rs 50 lakh he smuggled from Dubai; accused posed as ATS officials
Ahmedabad, Nov 11: Two men allegedly posing as officials of the Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) abducted and robbed a man of two gold capsules, worth Rs 50 lakh, which he had smuggled into the country from Dubai, police said on Saturday.
The complainant, Danish Sheikh, informed the police that he flew to Dubai on October 9 at the behest of his acquaintance in Vadodara who arranged for his tickets and accommodation and paid him Rs 20,000 to smuggle gold, an official said.
Sheikh allegedly concealed two gold capsules in his rectum and landed at Ahmedabad airport in the wee hours of October 28, he said.
After completing immigration formalities, the complainant walked to the airport's parking lot to a van sent by his acquaintance to take him to Vadodara, the official said.
As per the first information report (FIR), two men approached the van claiming to be ATS officials as he was about to get into the vehicle, which had a driver and an acquaintance of his.
The duo threatened the complainant saying they knew everything about the smuggled gold, and asked him to accompany them to the ATS office, it stated.
The accused drove the van along with the victim and the other two occupants and took it to an isolated place, where they asked him to get into a car, leaving the others behind.
The car was then driven to a high-rise building and Sheikh was taken to a flat on the 10th floor, where he was thrashed and forced to take out the gold capsules that were concealed in his rectum, the FIR stated.
The duo took gold capsules weighing 850 gm and worth Rs 50 lakh, and some cash from the complainant and took him to a bus station in an autorickshaw and dropped him off.
An FIR has been registered against unidentified persons under sections of the Indian Penal Code pertaining to voluntarily causing hurt during robbery, abduction, criminal intimidation, and personating a public servant, he said.
There was a delay in reporting the offence as the complainant was scared to approach the police, and investigations were underway, police sub-inspector R H Pandav said.
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55-bed free palliative care centre to open near Bengaluru’s Nelamangala
Bengaluru: A new 55-bed palliative care centre for terminally ill patients, named the Nemmadi Centre for Palliative Care, will be inaugurated near Nelamangala on Sunday. The facility will offer all services completely free of cost.
According to a report published by Deccan Herald on Saturday, the centre has been set up by the Sukruthi Charitable Trust in collaboration with Rotary Bangalore Midtown. Around Rs 20 crore has been invested in the project, which will operate without a billing counter, ensuring that families do not have to pay for treatment.
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The centre will provide comprehensive palliative care, including medical support, counselling for patients and their families, and bereavement care. The facility aims to help families cope with the physical and emotional challenges of caring for terminally ill patients.
“A cornerstone of the project was the generous donation of land by former MLC E Krishnappa, which made the centre possible,” DH quoted Palani Loganathan as saying.
The inauguration ceremony will be attended by Madhusudan Sai, founder of the Sri Madhusudan Sai Global Humanitarian Mission, Karnataka Health Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao and Rajya Sabha MP Dr C.N. Manjunath who also serves as the chief medical advisor to the centre will also be present, along with several senior government officials and healthcare leaders.
