Tamil Nadu: Retired doctor gang robbed of Rs 5 lakh and valuables
Madhurai: A retired government doctor became a victim of a gang-robbery after a group of 5 robbers entered his house and lotted him of his valuables.
As per recent media reports, a retired government doctor was robbed by a gang of five robbers who looted Rs 5 lakh and a cell phone as the robbers broke into the doctor's house while he went for a morning walk. Going by the clues, police suspected the role of an insider in the matter.
The unfortunate incident relates to one Dr Baskaran, a retired medical practitioner. The incident happened on Thursday, when the doctor left his house for his usual morning walk. At around 07:45 am a gang of six masked robbers barged into the house. The house key was obtained after the watchman was taken a hostage.
Soon after breaking into the house the armed gangsters locked the three occupants of the house during the time. Among the three were doctor's wife Meera, 62, a maid Sundari, 59, and the watchman Ponvirali, 58, who were dragged at a knifepoint and locked in the custody of one robber.
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