A 34-year-old Nepalese man, who was apparently on his way to meet his wife who had suffered injuries in the recent earthquake, was cheated of his cash, valuables and passport in Central Delhi.
Ganga Thapliya is a native of Sharnamati village in Nepal, and works for a private company in Dubai. His wife who stays at his village with his parents was among those who were trapped under the rubble. She is currently undergoing treatment.
Thapliya had arrived at the Delhi international airport by Qatar Airlines on Friday morning and had taken a taxi to Mahipalpur. When he reached the place, he was met by two men and one woman, all in their late 30s.
On learning that Thapliya was to catch a bus to Nepal via Jalpaiguri, they claimed to be heading to Jalpaiguri. But they said one of their relatives worked for the Railways and he would arrange train tickets for them.
They offered to arrange a ticket for Thapliya too and he fell for the offer.
Together they took a bus to Jhandewalan and from there the four walked towards Pusa Road.
“The two men asked me to leave my luggage with the woman at a bus stand and accompany them for getting the train tickets. One more man met us and he led us to the backside of the City Hospital,” Thapliya told the police in his complaint.
Once they reached the place, the men asked Thapliya to give them money for the ticket.
The victim took out 8,000 Nepali Rupees and handed it over to them.
The men asked him to wait there and left. When they did not return for long, Thapliya went to the bus stand and found the woman and his luggage missing.
The victim lost passport with visa, a gold chain, watch, and a mobile phone, all of which were kept in his bags. The suspects remain at large.
