<img src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/images/2016/sep/17society.jpg" alt="" /> The building in Ghatkopar where the robbery took place. Pic/ Rajesh Gupta
Two men posing as Mahanagar Gas Nigam Limited (MGL) employees robbed a 69-year-old woman at her Ghatkopar residence. Incidentally, Munnidevi Singh&rsquo;s family is the CNG business.
The incident The victim, Munnidevi Singh resides at Ghatkopar&rsquo;s Himalaya Society in Milind Nagar. According to police sources, the incident took place at 4 pm on Tuesday when her husband, Samsher, was out for work and Munnidevi&rsquo;s son and daughter-in-law were at a clinic. Her grandson too was playing in the building compound below and Munnidevi was alone at home.
Police sources said, two youths, posing as MGL employees, came knocking at Singh&rsquo;s house on the pretext of checking the gas meter&rsquo;s reading. A senior official from Ghatkopar police station said, &ldquo;When Munnidevi asked for their ID cards, one of the youths sedated her by placing a chemical-laced cloth on her face. After she collapsed, the youths stole her ornaments and robbed goods worth R3 lakh from the house and fled. Munnidevi&rsquo;s son and daughter-in-law found her unconscious on returning home and after she narrated the incident, they came to Ghatkopar police station to file a complaint.&rdquo;
Copspeak Senior Police inspector Vyankat Patil of Ghatkopar police station said, &ldquo;We have registered a complaint on the basis of information provided by the Singh family. The robbers will be booked under Sections 392 (robbery), 452 (house-trespass after preparation for hurt, assault or wrongful restraint) and 34 (common intention) of the IPC. We are checking CCTVs in the building premises to nab the culprits.&rdquo;

Two men posing as Mahanagar Gas Nigam Limited (MGL) employees robbed a 69-year-old woman at her Ghatkopar residence. Incidentally, Munnidevi Singh&rsquo;s family is the CNG business

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