Rs 1 lakh ‘lost’ from Covid patient’s bag in hospital

Rajkot: Thieves stole Rs 1.34 lakh from a Covid-19 positive patient at a private hospital at KKV Chowk in Rajkot.
Police said Jayenti Kotecha (69), a resident of Amrutnagar Society in Chotila of Surendranagar, was admitted to Ayush Hospital in Rajkot after he tested Covid-19 positive.
“After Kotecha was admitted to the hospital on August 14, thieves stole Rs 1.34 lakh, which Kotecha was carrying in his bag, between August 14 and 21. The thieves are yet to be identified,” said A K Madhak, assistant sub-inspector with Malaviyanagar police station.
“We have launched an investigation on basis of CCTV footage of the hospital,” added Madhak.