An FIR has been filed invoking robbery charges
Mumbai: A 62-year-old hairstylist fell and sustained injuries after two men on a scooter allegedly snatched her bag containing a phone worth Rs 51,000 in Bandra West early on Monday. Police said the victim, A C Rodrigues, a Bandra resident, left her home around 5.20am and began walking to a client’s home in Carter Road. Bandra police filed a robbery case and launched a search for the attackers.
A team is going through CCTV footage of the spot and the escape routes,” said a Bandra police officer. In her complaint, Rodrigues said despite her injuries, she chose to complete her client’s work, and then sought treatment at a hospital and approached police. A little over 1km from the destination, the men targeted her on Manuel Gonsalves Road. The pillion rider allegedly grabbed the bag hanging around Rodrigues’s neck and shoved her when she tried to hold on to it. Rodrigues fell on her face and injured her lips. “The two escaped with the bag.