LNJP doctor allegedly attacked, robbed in Central Delhi
New Delhi: A 30-year-old woman doctor was allegedly attacked and robbed of cash and a mobile phone by two unidentified men while she was walking to her workplace at Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Nayak (LNJP) Hospital in central Delhi, police said on Friday.
The accused have been identified as Tushar (21), a resident of staff quarters, at Maulana Azad Medical College, and Mohammad Umar (24), a resident of Nai Basti, Bada Hindu Rao, they said.
According to the police, Tushar hit the doctor on her head when she was crossing a road late in the evening and robbed her purse containing a mobile phone and other documents.
Umar, who was waiting near the spot, helped him escape after the spot, they said, adding the snatched phone was activated with a new SIM card which was immediately traced and the police nabbed the accused and recovered the phone.
Tushar is a drug addict and was previously involved in a theft case. Umar is an e-rickshaw driver, police said.
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