This story is from November 22, 2021

Delhi: Woman in 70s beaten and robbed in Rajouri Garden

A septuagenarian woman was beaten and robbed by a person in Rajouri Garden on Friday. Police have arrested the accused.
Delhi: Woman in 70s beaten and robbed in Rajouri Garden
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NEW DELHI: A septuagenarian woman was beaten and robbed by a person in Rajouri Garden on Friday. Police have arrested the accused.
Police said that on Friday, around 5am, the woman was going to Nanaksar Gurdwara in Kamla Nagar. “When she was crossing the foot overbridge on the Ring Road, an unknown person, aged 20-25 years, came from behind her and forcefully took one pair of gold bangles, one pair of gold diamond tops and around Rs 5,000 cash,” a police officer said.

The woman was beaten and was taken to hospital for treatment. Police were informed about the incident. “She received injuries and was discharged on the same day,” the officer said. A case under section 394 (voluntarily causing hurt in committing robbery) of IPC was registered.
On Sunday, the team from Rajouri Garden police station arrested the accused from west Delhi. He was identified as Vikas Singh. “One pair of robbed golden bangles and diamond tops and Rs 1,300 have been recovered from his possession,” an officer said. The accused is a drug and liquor addict.
According to Delhi Police data, as many as 1,75,327 cases were registered in Delhi till August 15.
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