58-yr-old from vakola attacked and robbed

A 58-year-old woman was attacked and robbed by two men in Santacruz (East) on Sunday evening, two days after an elderly woman was assaulted and robbed of her valuables in Bandra.

A 58-year-old woman was attacked and robbed by two men in Santacruz (East) on Sunday evening, two days after an elderly woman was assaulted and robbed of her valuables in Bandra.

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Police said the victim, Vasanti Kashinath Naik, a resident of Golibar Road No 5 in Santacruz, was on her way home after buying vegetables. "Around 7.15 pm on Sunday, Naik was walking home when a man pushed her from behind. Another man then snatched her chain," said sub-inspector Viththal Salgaonkar of Vakola police station.

The robbers, Mohammad Nuruddin, a 22-year-old from Khar, and Imran ran in opposite directions, but locals caught one of them. "There were two men attacking me. When I called for help, people around rushed to my rescue," Naik said.