A 50-year-old man allegedly tried to rob a mobile shopkeeper in Indraprastha mall in Borivli on Thursday. The accused, identified as Malik Khan, was caught by people and the security guard and handed over to the police.

According to police sources, on Thursday morning, the accused visited the shop and purchased a second hand phone for Rs 3,500. In the evening, he again visited the store. The shopkeeper, identified as Narendra Prajapati, noticed Khan and approached him. Khan pulled out a ‘gun’ and pointed it on Prajapati’s head and demanded cash.