Overview
- A man entered a parked car near Guru Nanak Khalsa College in Matunga and threatened a woman’s two young sons with a knife while demanding money and jewellery.
- The mother confronted the attacker, stepped out of the vehicle and screamed for help, which unsettled the assailant and triggered his flight from the scene.
- Passers-by chased, overpowered and handed the fleeing suspect to Matunga police, who recovered two knives from his possession.
- Officers identified the accused as Ali Basharat Ali Sayyad and registered cases under BNS sections 126(2), 309(2) and 309(5) for wrongful restraint and robbery or attempted robbery.
- The accused told police he was desperate for money and claimed it was a first offense, and authorities are verifying his antecedents while the victim and her children receive follow-up support.