A billionaire Malaysian businessman has urged fellow travellers to avoid wearing expensive watches in London, after he was robbed in the street while returning from the theatre.
Vinod Sekhar, chairman and chief executive of the tech conglomerate Petra Group, revealed he was smothered and punched by a group of men after leaving a performance of Hamilton in Victoria, central London, and driving to his daughter Tara’s apartment, a short distance away near Battersea Power Station. The gang stole his luxury Richard Mille watch during the attack, which left him bruised.
Despite having a black belt in judo, Mr Sekhar, 57, was unable to fight back because of health reasons and medication. But he said his wife, Winny Yeap, behaved like a “lioness”, swinging her bag and shouting at the men in a “fearless and protective” way. He added that the muggers then fled on electric Lime bikes.
Metropolitan Police officers arrived within minutes. Mr Sekhar recounted how one officer told him he had been lucky, because “they would have stabbed yo
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