There is a
famous saying that it is only the wearer of shoe who knows where it pinches. It
is so true. We read a lot of incidents of persons being looted at knife or gun
point. We do feel sad for such persons
but the enormity of robbed person never can be gauged by us just by reading or
listening in news. Why, here is the reply.
I and my wife stay alone as our children are
settled. Our daughter is married and our son along with his family is in
another country.
For the past
few years my wife goes for a walk alone in the mornings from our residence Up
to a crossing near a Sports Complex cum park. She walks on the main road. She also feeds pigeons who
are aplenty near that sports complex just before crossing. I do not accompany
her as I walk very slow due to my knee problem and I utilize that time to feed
our 10 years old dog after taking her for a short walk as she also does not
want to walk more due to old age.
On Sunday,
the 10th April 2016 she went for walk at 8:30 am. Around 9:30 am a friend came
to our house and told me that my wife is sitting & crying on the pavement
of main road near Sports complex as she has been robbed of her gold bangles and
chain He accompanied me to that place. One of the persons who had gathered
there had informed police and there were a number of police personnel,
including a couple of them in civil dress who seemed to be fairly senior,
there. It took me some time to calm my wife down to an extent where she
could at least tell what happened. She told that as soon as she climbed the
pavement where pigeons flock, a young man approached her from side road. There
was another man standing near a motorcycle. He told her they are from police flashing
an identity card, which she could not make out as she was not wearing her
specs. He further said not to go further as she has lot of gold on her. At that
point another person approached her from behind asking her to hand over her 4
gold bangles, gold KARRA and chain or he would stab her. She was puzzled out of
her wits and before she realized they had taken off said gold items and rode
away on motorcycle. She broke down and started crying on the roadside. This was
around 9 AM.
To me it
seems a well planned act as they must have watched her routine for a few days
before striking. Otherwise how come they were there with motorcycle and third
person must have followed her from close to our residence and intimated those
two that she was on way.
Police have
lodged complaint but I am doubtful if there will be any outcome.
My wife is
yet to recover from this trauma.
