Police Claim Arrest Of Man Accused Of Taking Elderly Woman’s Jewellery At SGPGI

Lucknow: The PGI police have claimed to have arrested a man accused of taking away an elderly woman’s jewellery after misleading her in the name of a medical examination at SGPGI. Police said the accused allegedly made the woman remove the ornaments she was wearing on her body by telling her that jewellery was not allowed during the examination.

According to the police investigation, the accused had allegedly carried out a similar incident at Lohia Hospital in April. Police also said that he may have been involved in such incidents earlier.

The arrested man has been identified as Guru Prasad, a 40-year-old resident of Hardasi Kheda in Chinhat, Lucknow. Police said that eleven previous criminal cases are registered against him at different police stations in the capital.

According to the police, the incident at SGPGI took place on 30 September in the hospital’s new OPD building. The accused allegedly noticed an elderly woman who was alone and was entering the building for an examination.

Police said he then deceived the woman by telling her that wearing jewellery on the body was prohibited during the examination. While he was getting the woman to remove her ornaments, security personnel became suspicious.

The security staff acted promptly, and the accused was caught. The PGI police said the action was taken after the incident came to light.

Police further said that proceedings under the Goonda Act had also been carried out against the accused. The police have described Guru Prasad as a person accused of committing similar incidents earlier.