Mumbai businessman chases thieves on foot, in rickshaw, recovers his bag with ₹5 lakh

Two robbers distracted the businessman in a car at a traffic signal and stole his bag containing the money. The businessman then got out of his car and chased the thieves.

mumbai Updated: Mar 30, 2018 11:18 IST
The thieves approached the businessman at a traffic signal in suburban Borivali in Mumbai on Thursday.
The thieves approached the businessman at a traffic signal in suburban Borivali in Mumbai on Thursday.(HT File Photo/Representative image)

A 27-year-old man who stole a bag containing Rs 5 lakh from a car at a traffic signal was caught after a dramatic chase in suburban Borivali on Thursday, police said.

However his accomplice managed to escape.

The incident took place around 11.20am.

Yasin Dhobi, a resident of Uttar Pradesh, and his accomplice knocked on the window of the car of businessman Kiran Makwana at a signal on RM Bhatt Road in Borivli (west).

While one of them distracted Makwana, the other lifted a bag containing Rs5 lakh from the car’s seat and both fled, police said.

Makwana got out and started chasing them.

After some distance, the duo boarded an auto-rickshaw. Makwana took another auto-rickshaw and continued the chase.

Meanwhile, some onlookers alerted two policemen on patrolling duty nearby, who also joined the chase in a third auto-rickshaw.

Makwana eventually caught up with the accused duo, and with the help of some people and the policemen nabbed Dhobi. His accomplice, however, managed to escape. Luckily for Makwana, the bag containing the money was with Dhobi.

Police said Dhobi is a member of a gang which robs bags from crowded place. Further probe is on.