Eunuchs hitch a ride with NRI, thrash and rob him

Lulled by an evening of revelry a 26yearold NRI was on his way home to Andheri on Friday night when his heroic and charitable instincts were aroused by the sight of two helpless women desperately waving for a lift on the auto he had flagged Little did he know that a rude awakening lay in store for him mdash the two women who were later discovered to be eunuchs by the complainant went on to allegedly assault and rob him before fleeing with valuables worth Rs 75000 1u00a0Spotting the lsquowomenrsquo desperately waving for a lift Seth stopped the auto and decided to help them In the wee hours on Friday Rahul Seth after attending a late night party in Bandra hailed an auto to take him to his Horizon View residence in Seven Bungalows Andheri As his auto passed a hotel in Juhu he saw two women desperately waving for a lift Sensing that the girls were in dire need of help at the late hour he stopped the auto and decided to offer them a lift 2u00a0After Seth got down from the auto in his building they followed him and pleaded with him to let them into his apartment so they could use the bathroom and have some water ldquoI had returned from Dubai a month ago and I have never heard of such incidents of looting in the city I saw these two simply dressed women standing in the middle of the road waving for a lift If I had known that this is a charade to mug people I would never have made the mistake of offering helprdquo said Seth According to Sethrsquos account the two women claimed that they too were on their way to Lokhandwala so Seth unhesitatingly asked them to enter the auto and share the ride 3u00a0As soon as they were inside they threatened Seth at knifepoint punched him and escaped with the booty IllustrationsAmit Bandre When the auto drew up near Sethrsquos building he got off and drew out his wallet to pay the fare Seth claimed that the two accused must have noticed that it was full of cash They promptly got off and started following him They pleaded with Seth to be let into his apartment so they could use the bathroom and have a drink of water Still not suspicious of their motives he let them in As soon as they were inside they threatened Seth at knifepoint and punched him below his left eye Seth could only put up a weak resistance mdash the two then fled with Rs 15000 in cash and a ring worth Rs 60000 which Seth had bought in Dubai ldquoWhen I regained consciousness I went to the police station and registered a complaint against the two I suspected that the two women were eunuchs and I informed the cops accordingly But they made fun of me After several requests cops registered an NCrdquo Seth said An officer from Versova police station said ldquoWe have filed a noncognizable complaint and we are investigating the matter So far no arrest had been maderdquo Sub inspector Prakash Oswal of Versova police station said ldquoThe man was heavily drunk and could not stand straight so we hesitated and then filed an NC We have activated our sources and are making inquiries about who have criminal records in area between Andheri and Bandra Also we are making a sketch based on the description given by Sethrdquo Seth is a property broker and earlier worked in a construction company He came to Mumbai a month agou00a0