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An otherwise educational visit to Milan for a Kerala couple turned into a nightmare after the duo was robbed at the railway station. Losing their passport, credit and debit cards, and cash, the duo felt helpless as they came face to face with the horror of getting robbed in a foreign country. So, what led to it, let’s begin from the beginning. Jothydev Kesavadev, a physician and diabetes researcher, was on a trip to Italy with his wife Sunitha. The couple were travelling from Milan to Florence to present their research paper. However, while boarding their train at the Milan Central railway station, the duo were robbed of their essential belongings, leaving them helpless in a foreign country. Taking to his social media handle, Kesavadev shared about the incident. As per his post, the incident took place on March 05. 

However, due to the help of his fellow researchers, and a few known contacts like Congress leader Shashi Tharoor, the couple was somehow able to get an emergency passport, so that they could travel back to India. Narrating the entire ordeal that the duo faced before getting the emergency passport, Kesavadev shared his story to caution people of such unforeseen incidents, that may leave people scared and helpless. His post went viral and left people reacting to it. 

The post was shared on the social media platform X (formerly Twitter), by the handle ‘Jothydev Kesavadev’. The post was captioned, Dear Friends, We have a bitter story to share from Milan, Italy. Our passports, money, and credit cards were stolen on March 5, 2024. Sunitha and I were just entering the Milan Central railway station, Italy, to take a train to Florence, to attend  & present our research papers and to lecture at ATTD, Florence.”

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The post went viral and left people with a possible lesson. Many expressed their sympathies towards the duo for what they had to face in Italy. Some also recalled similar instances that they faced in unfamiliar places. The post was shared yesterday and pulled many reactions. 

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Taking to the comment section, people shared their take. “Horrific experience.  Thank you @ShashiTharoor. For coming through for them quickly,” a user said. “Literally very scary but thanks god, all ended up positively. Take care Jyothy,” said a second person. “Maybe the high-level connections you hold helped how the teams responded. I am sure the same kind of will not be provided by consulates to a normal Indian tourist in Italy or anywhere,” pointed out a third person.

“Paris is also full of pickpockets. a distinguished looking local (probably a professor) took us aside at a main railway station and cautioned us about coordinated tactics,” added a fourth netizen. 

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