26-05-2025
Tourists robbed near Patalpani waterfall
Mhow: A group of tourists visiting Patalpani heritage rail track were robbed by unidentified persons on Monday afternoon. A gold mangalsutra and cash were looted.
Badgonda police station in-charge, Prakash Waskale told TOI that Jaideep Gaur, who works at a resort in Rau, went to Patalpani along with his female friend.
At the same time, Vikas Bhargav, a resident of Bhatkhedi, and his wife also reached there, and the group started walking alongside the railway line.
Around 3 pm, when they were near the second tunnel, seven to eight masked youths approached the couples. They first targeted Jaideep and his friend, attempting to assault them with sticks and forcibly snatching ₹500 from Jaideep. Thereafter, they moved towards Vikas and his wife, who were sitting nearby.
The group surrounded them and misbehaved with his wife before snatching her gold mangalsutra, weighing around 3 grams, along with Rs 1,400 in cash.
The victims informed the police about the incident. A police team took them to the crime spot. Preliminary inquiries and eyewitness accounts indicated that the location falls under the jurisdiction of Mhow police station. Subsequently, Mhow police team, led by SHO Rahul Sharma, reached there and took over the investigation.
When Mhow SHO Sharma was contacted in this regard, he said that they detained a few suspects in the area for questioning and are continuing their investigation into the daylight robbery.
