Doctor Who Claimed ISIS Threat Assaulted, Robbed

Ahmedabad: Mukesh Shukla, doctor, who claimed to have received a death threat from terror outfit ISIS seeking the formula of his "patented" drug against HIV, was allegedly attacked with a chemical spray and robbed by three persons in Surendranagar. The incident took place on Friday night when the doctor Mukesh was returning home from office, police said.

DJ Vaghela

Shukla was returning home from his office on a two-wheeler last night when three unidentified persons on a bike sprayed some chemical on his face, which caused a burning sensation and robbed him of Rs 24,000 cash

Incidentally, the police department has been providing a 12-hour (8am to 8 pm) protection to the doctor, who claimed to have got a US patent for his bio-active drugs for HIV. However, the attack took place when he was going alone, after the policeman's duty got over.

"Shukla was returning home from his office on a two-wheeler last night when three unidentified persons on a bike sprayed some chemical on his face, which caused a burning sensation and robbed him of Rs 24,000 cash," Surendranagar B-Division police station sub-inspector DJ Vaghela said.

"We have registered a case against the three unidentified persons for attacking and robbing Shukla," he added. An FIR was registered under IPC sections 328 and 394, however no arrests have been made so far in this connection.

Shukla claims to have developed a bio-active drugs for HIV, malaria, jaundice and heart diseases using plant extracts and has been granted US Patent for liver dysfunctional jaundice and HIV.