Dehradun, May 21 -- A 92-year-old man living alone in Narendra Vihar was robbed at his home on the evening of 19 May. The police arrested the accused within 24 hours and recovered the cash and a tool used in the robbery. The accused was identified as Abhishek Rawat, a resident of Gandhi Colony, Dehradun.

According to the elderly Om Prakash Sood, he was resting in his room when a stranger entered the house and threatened him with a screwdriver. The man tried to scare him and told him not to make any noise, or he would be killed.

Despite the threat, Sood resisted, but the attacker pushed him and tried to choke him. He shouted for help, and the accused quickly grabbed Rs 1,200 from a table and ran away. Hearing the cries, neighbours rushed...