Man injured in attack on way to work in Mulund, two robbers arrested

The Navghar police registered a case of attempt to murder against the accused.

Mumbai | Updated: October 3, 2025 08:33 PM IST

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The police said they have checked the CCTV footage of the incident and once accused's identity was confirmed, they arrested the two on Thursday night. (Source: File)

A day after a 52-year-old man was allegedly attacked by two robbers on his face with a sharp object, the Navghar police managed to arrest two accused, identified as Deva Pandey, 22, and Gopi Thevar, 25. The two have past criminal records with Deva been externed from the city in the past. The injured man needed 15 stiches after reaching the hospital.

“Deva used to live in Navghar area in Mulund but two years ago he shifted to Diva. While he still has his house there and some family members live there, he often visits the area. There are five robbery cases registered against him and he was externed from the city earlier. Eight months ago, in a similar incident, Deva had attacked a person during robbery attempt in Mulund area… Gopi too has been booked in two previous cases of robbery,” said a police officer.

According to the police, the victim, Willson Baretto, 52, who lives in Mulund (east) along with his 75-year-old mother, works as a house-keeping staffer in a building in Prabha Devi area. According to him, while he was on his way to office on Wednesday, two persons came in an auto and stopped near him opposite Savarkar hospital in Mulund around 5.45 am. One of them caught hold of him while the other started snatching his mobile phone and purse. When the victim tried to resist, one accused attacked on his face with a broken beer bottle, the police officer said.

The accused robbed his phone, purse and fled. The victim immediately went inside the Savarkar hospital run by BMC and after 13 stiches he was shifted to Sion hospital, said a police officer. The Navghar police registered a case of attempt to murder against the accused.

The police said they have checked the CCTV footage of the incident and once accused’s identity was confirmed, they arrested the two on Thursday night.

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