Retired employee robbed of cash and documents inside Nagpur apartment after being followed from bank

Nagpur: A 70-year-old retired employee returning home after withdrawing his pension from a bank was targeted by a robber. A man on an Activa scooter, who had been following him from the bank, entered the apartment building and snatched a bag of cash and important documents from the senior citizen's hand. Shaken by the sudden attack, the elderly man tried to chase the robber but fell, and the accused used the opportunity to flee. The broad-daylight incident has created panic in the area.

The incident took place at Nagbhumi Society under the Gittikhadan police station limits. The victim, Dnyaneshwar Naik (70), is a retired employee whose pension account is with Indian Bank. On the afternoon of October 26, he went to the bank and withdrew Rs 1.5 lakh. He put Rs 50,000 in a bag and kept Rs 1 lakh in his trouser pocket. He then reached home by auto-rickshaw.

Naik got off the auto-rickshaw and was standing near the lift in the apartment building when a young man on an Activa arrived. He had been following Naik from the bank. The youth parked the Activa outside the apartment, rushed in and snatched the bag of cash and documents from Naik's hand. After committing the crime, he fled the spot.

Naik was stunned by the sudden robbery. He ran after the robber to catch him but fell after four or five steps, and also suffered minor injuries. Meanwhile, the robber got away easily. Naik later lodged a complaint at Gittikhadan police station. Police have registered a case of robbery. Efforts are on to identify the accused and trace his escape route on the basis of CCTV footage.

The incident, in which an elderly man was followed from the bank to his home and targeted, has raised serious questions about the safety of citizens in the city.