Mangaluru: Hotelier drugged, robbed off Rs 1.65 lakh by co-passenger in train

July 24, 2016

Mangaluru, Jul 24: A biscuit offered a co-passenger on board a Mangaluru bound train proved costly for a young hotelier, who left poorer by Rs 1,65,000 before reaching home.

The victim is Sunil Shetty, a native of Karkala in Udupi district, residing in Badlapur in Mumbai. The incident happened when he was travelling in the Matsyagandha Express in a sleeper coach on Saturday from Mumbai to Mangaluru.

In his complaint to Manipal police, Mr Shetty claimed that the fellow traveler drugged him through biscuit and decamped with gold jewellery worth Rs 1, 60,000 and cash from his pocket.

He said that the stranger started talking to him in Hindi and offered dry fruits, which Sunil refused.

He again offered biscuits to Sunil, just before the train reached Chiplun Railway Station.

"I took a bite of the biscuit and threw the rest of it. After that, I felt very sleepy. I woke up in the morning only to find all my belongings missing," Sunil said.

He said that the man has fled with a gold chain, bracelet, five rings, Rs 5,000 cash, ATM cards and cellphones. A case has been registered at the Manipal police station.

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