Ludhiana, April 13 -- An unidentified man stole a car key from a man who had dozed off next to his ailing wife in the hospital and fled with the car. The vehicle also had Rs.50,000 in cash, important office keys and a school bag.

The victim has been identified as Simrandeep Singh of City Enclave.

The incident occurred at a hospital in Model Town on Friday. In his complaint to the police, the victim said that he had gone to hospital to attend to his wife. He parked his Maruti Alto car in the hospital's parking lot and kept the car key hooked onto a loop of his trousers.

"I was sitting beside my wife and fell asleep. When I woke up, I realised the car key was missing. I rushed to the parking area and found the car was not there," Simrand...