Robbers attack woman with razor

Surat: In a case of attempted robbery, three men attacked a 50-year-old woman with a razor blade in Sachin GIDC area on Wednesday afternoon. The robbery attempt was foiled as the woman’s brother and neighbours came to her rescue and overpowered two of the accused who were later handed over to the police.
The two detained accused were identified as Sonu Sharma (27) and Aadarsh Pande (20), both labourers.They will be formally arrested after Covid-19 test.
According to Police, Prabhadevi Sharma (50) lives with her family at Aagam Navkar apartment in Sachin GIDC area.
The three robbers carried out a recce of Sharma’s house on Wednesday morning on the pretext of searching for one Sanjay Sharma. They left after Sharma told them that she didn’t know of the person.
Later at around 1 pm the trio forcefully entered the house and demanded money and other valuables. When Sharma resisted, one of the accused attacked her with a razor blade. When her daughter Aanchal Singh came to her rescue she was also thrashed. Her daughter-in-law Binni locked herself and her son in a room fearing being attacked.
Sharma’s brother Ramkishor, who was sleeping in one of the rooms, came out after hearing the commotion. The attackers tried to escape on seeing Ramkishor, who ran behind them and also shouted for help. Soon two of the robbers were nabbed by them.
“Sonu Sharma, a resident of Pratibha Residency in Puna, and Aadarsh Pande, a resident of Mahadev Nagar in Pandesara, are the two accused who have been caught. Dube, the third accused and the mastermind behind the robbery, is still on the run,” said a police official.