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Taxi driver robbed by fake surgeon

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March 21, 2012

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Mangalore March 21: A miscreant pretending himself to be a surgeon hired a taxi from Ankola and robbed the driver of the taxi after taking him to Manipal.


The imposter, introducing himself as Dr. Rahul from the district hospital at Karwar, called taxi owner cum driver Nagaraj Naik, who hails from Shirkuli in Ankola, on Sunday night and told him that he had to rush to Manipal for an emergency surgery. He also asked the driver to wait at Ankola on Monday morning. Accordingly Nagaraj waited for him near an SBI ATM in Ankola. The imposter went into the ATM and withdrew some money. He gave some money to the driver apparently to win his confidence.


On Monday afternoon both reached Manipal and the imposter allegedly gave another Rs. 1,000 to Nagaraj and asked him to book a room and asked him t take the bag apparently containing money to the hotel room.


The imposter also told the driver that he was heading to Manipal Hospital and asked him to wait at the lodge. Within 30 minutes, he retuned to the lodge and told Nagaraj that there was no proper staff to help him to conduct the surgery and asked if he was ready to help.


He asked Nagaraj to keep his gold chain, cash and other valuables in the same bag which he had given to Nagaraj and asked him to park the car in the parking lot and wait there.


When the fraudster failed to return after two hours Nagaraj went to the room only to find that the valuables are missing. Nagaraj went to Manipal police station to register a complaint, but was turned away. Nagaraj returned to Ankola on Tuesday and filed a complaint with the local police.


The police have gathered the CCTV footage of the man from the ATM and said they would transfer the case to Manipal




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