<p>A 31-year-old man waiting to feed stray dogs was tricked by a stranger who eventually rode off with his scooter that contained his mobile phone, a debit card, house keys and important documents. </p>.<p>The incident occurred in Horamavu, East Bengaluru, in the early hours of May 18. </p>.<p>Tarun Agarwal, from Maragondanahalli, is the victim and had lodged a police complaint. An animal anti-cruelty cell officer at an NGO, Agarwal had set out to feed street dogs but decided to pull over the roadside after it started raining heavily.</p>.<p>A few minutes later, a man aged about 30 walked up to him. Speaking English and Tamil, he sought Agarwal's help to get petrol, saying his two-wheeler had run out of fuel. </p>.<p>Agarwal initially turned down his request but the man kept pleading. Agarwal gave him a ride on his scooter till the HDFC ATM opposite Sycon Apartments on Horamavu main road where the man claimed he had parked his two-wheeler. </p>.<p>He got off Agarwal's scooter and walked up to his bike. He pulled out a dagger and rushed back. He then flashed the dagger and attacked Agarwal. As a shocked Agarwal got down from his scooter, the man hopped on and rode away. </p>.<p>Agarwal sustained an injury to his face. He called the police using a roadside tea vendor's phone. Police arrived at the spot and seized the vehicle left behind by the robber. </p>.<p>Agarwal told police he had kept his mobile phone, debit card, dog medicines, house keys and documents in the scooter's storage box. </p>.<p>Ramamurthy police took up a case on May 20 under IPC Section 386 (extortion by putting a person in fear of death or grievous hurt) and are trying to trace the suspect. </p>.<p>"It's very strange that a person left his bike behind and robbed Agarwal's scooter. We are investigating if the robber had stolen that bike also and left it behind as the fuel had dried up," a senior police officer said. The robber has been caught on camera, the officer added. </p>
<p>A 31-year-old man waiting to feed stray dogs was tricked by a stranger who eventually rode off with his scooter that contained his mobile phone, a debit card, house keys and important documents. </p>.<p>The incident occurred in Horamavu, East Bengaluru, in the early hours of May 18. </p>.<p>Tarun Agarwal, from Maragondanahalli, is the victim and had lodged a police complaint. An animal anti-cruelty cell officer at an NGO, Agarwal had set out to feed street dogs but decided to pull over the roadside after it started raining heavily.</p>.<p>A few minutes later, a man aged about 30 walked up to him. Speaking English and Tamil, he sought Agarwal's help to get petrol, saying his two-wheeler had run out of fuel. </p>.<p>Agarwal initially turned down his request but the man kept pleading. Agarwal gave him a ride on his scooter till the HDFC ATM opposite Sycon Apartments on Horamavu main road where the man claimed he had parked his two-wheeler. </p>.<p>He got off Agarwal's scooter and walked up to his bike. He pulled out a dagger and rushed back. He then flashed the dagger and attacked Agarwal. As a shocked Agarwal got down from his scooter, the man hopped on and rode away. </p>.<p>Agarwal sustained an injury to his face. He called the police using a roadside tea vendor's phone. Police arrived at the spot and seized the vehicle left behind by the robber. </p>.<p>Agarwal told police he had kept his mobile phone, debit card, dog medicines, house keys and documents in the scooter's storage box. </p>.<p>Ramamurthy police took up a case on May 20 under IPC Section 386 (extortion by putting a person in fear of death or grievous hurt) and are trying to trace the suspect. </p>.<p>"It's very strange that a person left his bike behind and robbed Agarwal's scooter. We are investigating if the robber had stolen that bike also and left it behind as the fuel had dried up," a senior police officer said. The robber has been caught on camera, the officer added. </p>
