Mumbai, Feb. 25 -- The city police have registered a criminal case against a male nurse for allegedly stealing cash and gold jewellery worth Rs 17.35 lakh from the residence of an 80-year-old bedridden patient in Andheri area of Mumbai, officials said on Tuesday.
According to the complainant Ms M A Kadam, her husband is paralysed and was under the care of accused male nurse Ashwin Kumar Sukhveer Singh (29).
On February 23, which was the first day of accused's duty, between 2 pm and 3 pm, Singh suddenly broke into tears and told Ms Kadam that his mother had passed away.
Without waiting for permission, he packed his bag and left in a hurry, raising Ms Kadam's suspicions.
When she later checked the cupboard, she discovered that cash and g...