Mazgaon businessman assaulted by two bike-borne men, robbed of Rs 10.5 lakh

“The area where the assault and robbery took place is well lit and has residences as well as a few godowns. There were also people on the street. One eyewitness even tried to intervene, but one of the accused brandished a country-made gun and told him to back off,” said S Jayakumar, Deputy Commissioner of Police, Zone III.

The duo fled the scene with the bag of cash. Mukadam was taken to J J Hospital in Byculla, where he was treated for head injuries. He regained consciousness on Wednesday evening. “Mukadam is now conscious and stable. We have not yet been able to speak to him to corroborate statements from eyewitnesses,” Jayakumar said.

Jayakumar added that identification of the biker-borne men was difficult as they both wore helmets and the Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) cameras at the spot were found to have been non functional.

The eyewitnesses have told the police that the duo sped off towards Santmitra Govindrao Parab Chowk.

The police have registered a complaint of assault and robbery against unidentified people and have initiated investigations into the incident.