Brit robbed at knife point HERALD CORRESPONDENT MAPUSA, FEB 12 - Five robbers armed with knives and other deadly weapons on Saturday night attacked a foreigner staying at Anjuna, Vagator and decamped with cash and jewellery and other articles worth around Rs 50,000 at knife point.
The robbers who gained entry into the house by breaking open the rear door took away Rs 20,000 cash, a Motorola mobile phone, a camera and jewellery worth Rs 30000 besides assaulting the complainant Ananta Crown alias Ananta Madar who is a British national. According to 35-year-old Ms Crown, the robbers who were in the age group of 20-25 years were speaking in broken English as police officials suspect the culprits could be from neighbouring southern states. Interestingly the robbery occurred at around 11.15 pm and that too in the house situated along the busy Anjuna-Vagator road just opposite the Lions Club of Anjuna premises. The Anjuna police suspect that the culprits had carried the robbery in a planned manner as the other occupants of the house had left for a night out leaving the complainant alone in the house. The complainant who has suffered sever injuries on her head and abdomen from the attack is being treated at a private hospital in Anjuna. Later, the police pressed into the service the police a dog squad to find any possible clues leading to the robbers. However, the dogs could not provide any vital lead. Senior police officials including Superintendent Police (North) D K Sawant along with Mapusa SDPO Dy SP Waman Tari visited the scene of offence besides meeting the injured complainant in the hospital. SDPO Tari when contacted expressed confidence that the police would track down the robbers.
