Journalist robbed, attacked in Delhi

A senior journalist with a Malayalam news channel was attacked in Delhi’s Mayur Vihar when he went for a walk. The journalist had boarded a bus from Jhandelwalan and got down at Mangalam Chowk from where he went to Sanjay Park for a walk. However, his peaceful outing turned into a nightmare when three men allegedly robbed him of his purse, which contained his debit and credit cards, as well as his i-card.

The victim is the Delhi chief of bureau of his firm which has its office in Jhandewalan, they said.

According to police, the victim on Saturday boarded a bus from Jhandewalan and got down at Manglam Chowk. From there, he went to Sanjay lake in Pandav Nagar for a walk.

In the park surrounding the lake, he was accosted by three youths who threatened him to part with his belongings, and when he resisted, attacked him with a sharp edged weapon, police said.

He had a superficial sharp injury on his back and was given first aid, a senior police officer said.

The matter was booked under section 394 (voluntarily causing hurt in committing robbery), 397 (robbery, or dacoity, with attempt to cause death or grievous hurt) and 34 (common intention) of the Indian Penal Code.

Several teams are working to arrest the robbers and recover the articles, he added. (With inputs from PTI)