Beware of people who come knocking on your door asking for water or any help. Charkop police has launched a massive manhunt to nab two unidentified eunuch robbers, between 30 to 40 years, who entered a local&rsquo;s house asking for water, rendered her unconscious with a liquid substance and then decamped with gold jewellery worth over Rs 8 lakh.
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<img title="It is Saturday evening. Hetal Jethwa is in her flat, watching television, when two eunuchs knock on her door. They ask her for water and she goes to the kitchen to fetch it. Illustration/Uday Mohite" src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/2016/aug/Charkop-woman-a-1.jpg" alt="It is Saturday evening. Hetal Jethwa is in her flat, watching television, when two eunuchs knock on her door. They ask her for water and she goes to the kitchen to fetch it. Illustration/Uday Mohite" />
On Saturday evening, the two eunuchs knocked on the door of Hetal Jethwa (30), a housewife who resides in Bhagya Kalp Housing Society in Kandivli West. They asked her for a glass of water. When Hetal returned from the kitchen after fetching it, they spritzed her face with a liquid that made her unconscious. The duo then marched into her home and robbed the jewellery.
<img title="She brings water for them. After they are done drinking it, they suddenly spray Hetal&rsquo;s face with a liquid that knocks her unconscious" src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/2016/aug/Charkop-woman-2.jpg" alt="She brings water for them. After they are done drinking it, they suddenly spray Hetal&rsquo;s face with a liquid that knocks her unconscious" /> She brings water for them. After they are done drinking it, they suddenly spray Hetal&rsquo;s face with a liquid that knocks her unconscious
Home alone Hetal resides with husband Tejas, father-in-law Harish, mother-in-law Pravina and two children &ndash; 10-year-old son Shyaam and 5-year-old daughter Priya. When the heist occurred, Hetal was alone at home as Pravina had gone to the market and her kids were playing outside.
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<img title="The eunuchs march inside and steal 35 tolas of gold, worth Rs 8 lakh and flee the scene. Hetal&rsquo;s mother-in-law Pravina enters the house an hour later, only to find her lying unconscious. She rushes Hetal to Shivam Hospital" src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/2016/aug/Charkop-woman-3.jpg" alt="The eunuchs march inside and steal 35 tolas of gold, worth Rs 8 lakh and flee the scene. Hetal&rsquo;s mother-in-law Pravina enters the house an hour later, only to find her lying unconscious. She rushes Hetal to Shivam Hospital" /> The eunuchs march inside and steal 35 tolas of gold, worth Rs 8 lakh and flee the scene. Hetal&rsquo;s mother-in-law Pravina enters the house an hour later, only to find her lying unconscious. She rushes Hetal to Shivam Hospital
Pravina said, &ldquo;I came back at around 8 pm and found Hetal lying unconscious on the floor. The cupboard was open and the ornaments were missing. I poured water on Hetal&rsquo;s face to help her regain consciousness but she was not responding.&rdquo;
<img title="Hetal regains consciousness around midnight and narrates the entire incident to the police, who then lodge a complaint against the unknown accused" src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/2016/aug/Charkop-woman-4.jpg" alt="Hetal regains consciousness around midnight and narrates the entire incident to the police, who then lodge a complaint against the unknown accused" /> Hetal regains consciousness around midnight and narrates the entire incident to the police, who then lodge a complaint against the unknown accused
She added, &ldquo;Meanwhile, a neighbour came to help and we rushed Hetal to the hospital. She regained consciousness around midnight, and narrated the entire incident to the police.&rdquo;
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<img title="Hetal&rsquo;s mother-in-law Pravina Jethwa points to the cupboard from where the gold was stolen" src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/2016/aug/Pravina-Jethwa.jpg" alt="Hetal&rsquo;s mother-in-law Pravina Jethwa points to the cupboard from where the gold was stolen" /> Hetal&rsquo;s mother-in-law Pravina Jethwa points to the cupboard from where the gold was stolen
A case has been registered under Sections 394 (voluntarily causing hurt in committing robbery), 328 (causing hurt by means of poison, etc, with intent to commit an offence) and 34 (common intention) of the IPC, said an officer from Charkop police station.

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Two eunuchs knock on door of Charkop woman&rsquo;s home, asking for water; after she gives them some, they spray liquid on her, render her unconscious and flee with 35 tolas of gold worth Rs 8 lakh

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