Rajkot: A 36-year-old mechanical engineer was robbed of his high-end mobile phone and some cash at knife-point by four unidentified persons near Kothariya in Rajkot city on Wednesday night. After looting a phone was worth Rs 39,000 and about Rs 700 cash, the robber also stabbed the victim Dilip Modasiya, said police.
According to the Aji dam police, the incident occurred when Modasiya, a resident of Swati Society in Kothariya, was returning home from bus station after coming back from office in Morbi town.
Four youngsters intercepted Modasiya near the railway crossing and robbed him of his phone and cash. One of the accused also stabbed Modasiya in the abdomen. However, when a passerby heard Modasiya’s cries and came for his help, the robbers escaped from the spot. Modasyia was first taken to a private hospital for treatment and later shifted to Rajkot civil hospital where he was operated upon.
After Modasiya regained consciousness, he lodged a complaint against the unidentified persons. He told police that the robbers appeared to be in their mid-20s and were speaking in Gujarati language.
Modasiya works at a factory in Morbi town and commutes daily from Rajkot to the ceramic town and back.