Divyanka Tripathi and Vivek Dahiya went to Florence to celebrate their eighth wedding anniversary and they got robbed.
Indian television actors Divyanka Tripathi and Vivek Dahiya, in Florence for a holiday, lost their passports, cash and cards when thieves smashed the window of their vehicle while they were at a resort close to the Italian tourist town. They are in the process of getting an FIR registered and are awaiting help from the Indian Embassy, Tripathi told PTI over the phone from Florence on Thursday.
The incident took place on Wednesday afternoon (local time). But it was already evening by the time they realised they had been looted, the Yeh Hai Mohabbatein actor added.
"We were inside the hotel property. We were hungry and the hotel knew that we had stuff inside the car... We were checking into the hotel the same day. They told us we can leave our things in the car while we had our food. We thought it was all safe since it's a resort property and not on the street," Tripathi said.
The resort is about half an hour away from Florence. According to the actor, either her husband and she were followed or incidents like this happen regularly.
"The thieves broke the window, took all the stuff that was in the rear seat... whatever we had brought from India -- passports, cards, cash, everything is gone. I was stunned. The hotel people are helping us. The property didn't have CCTV, so we made a video and took photos for proof," Yeh Hai Mohabbatein actress said.
"We are avid travellers... We are hopeful that we come back with better memories. We are 'pareshan', we are penniless, but we are keeping our spirits high. The situation is not great but we are smiling," Tripathi said.
In an interview with Times of India, Vivek Dahiya said, "We tried contacting the local police, but they dismissed our case, saying that without CCTV cameras in that specific area, they can’t help us. They even felt there was no point in them visiting the location. The police station shuts at 6 pm, and after that, they can’t offer any assistance. We also tried reaching out to the embassy, but unfortunately, they had already closed for the day.”
Divyanka and Vivek are scheduled to return to India, and they seek bureaucratic intervention, "We are in a small town near Florence. The hotel staff has been kind and helpful to us. But we are stuck without any cash and urgently need the embassy’s assistance. We require temporary passports and substantial help from the embassy to get back to India, as we have nothing with us."
(With inputs from PTI)
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