BENGALURU: A 26-year-old financial analyst in a private firm at

was stabbed and robbed by a gang of three when he was on his way to work early on Thursday.

Jeffin Koshy, who is from Mavelikara in

and a resident of Yelachenahalli, was rushing to his JP Nagar office to be on time for his 3 am shift when three men in an auto accosted him at 2.30 am. They said it was a shared vehicle and offered to drop him to his office. With no Metro or BMTC buses operating at that time, Jeffin got into the auto.

A few minutes later, he found the auto driver taking a deviation and asked him to stop. When the driver did not stop, Jeffin shouted for help. The gang stabbed him multiple times in his hands and thighs, snatched Rs 1,000 from his wallet, his mobile worth Rs 20,000 and told him to withdraw Rs 5,000 from the nearest Karnataka Bank ATM. “They left me after I handed over the money.

cops found me and took me to the nearest hospital,” he said.

Jeffin was later shifted to a private hospital in Whitefield where he underwent a surgery and was now under observation. Police officials said they were investigating the matter and culprits would be nabbed soon.