A 25-year-old, desperate to arrange money for the medical expenses of his eight-month pregnant wife, tried to rob a Swedish national on Thursday night. However, the accused was arrested by a constable on bicycle patrol from Colaba police station. The accused has been identified as Kishor Kale (25), a resident of Sewri. He has been charged under section 392 of the IPC. Kale was produced in court and remanded to police custody.

A police officer from Colaba police station said, “Kale’s wife is eight months pregnant and he was desperate for money. She was due for delivery and Kale was looking for money. He did odd jobs in Colaba. He knew there are several foreigners in the area so he thought they were an easy target.” The complainant has been identified as Tinomen Lar Olavi (56), a resident of Sweden. Olavi is an engineer by profession and was in Mumbai with his family on a tourist visa.