A 60-year-old man was assaulted by a burglar who was stopped by the victim after he found him escaping with Rs 20000 cash at Bairagarh village under Berasia police station area on Saturday.
Police said that the victim Omprakash Kushwaha was at home when the accused Rinku Kushwaha barged into the house and took Rs 2000 during which Omprakash spotted him and tried to stop him but instead of escaping accused started to beat him and managed to flee with the cash. The victim raised an alert after the accused started to beat him and hearing the screaming of victim neighbours and locals rushed to save him.
Victim reported the incident that Rinku came and took money and when he tried to stop Rinku, he was assaulted by him brutally. The injured victim was rushed to hospital and later a complaint was lodged with the police.
In his statement the victim claimed that family members at work in the morning while he was alone at home Rinku of the same village came and took Rs 20000 cash and tried to escape with the cash but he spotted Rinku and caught hold of him which Rinku opposed and started to beat him and later escaped with the cash.