Family robbed at gunpoint in west Delhi's Uttam Nagar
NEW DELHI: Armed men barged into the house of a realtor and looted cash and jewellery worth several lakhs after holding the family at gunpoint on Wednesday afternoon at Uttam Nagar in west Delhi.
The incident, which took place around 2.15pm on Wednesday, was captured on CCTV cameras installed in the house. An FIR has been filed and multiple teams formed to catch the robbers. Crime Branch has also been roped in to investigate the case. The house owner, Vinod, was away at work and his wife, Seema, mother, brother-in-law Sachin, and two children aged four and three were at home.
Police suspect that an insider may have tipped off the robbers as the target house was located on the fourth floor of the building. The robbers seemed to have a precise idea about the location and family members.
CCTV footage showed the robbers, who were wearing masks and helmets, coming to the house on two scooters. One of them ran the doorbell and when the businessman’s wife opened the door, he claimed to be from the electricity department and said that he had come to fix a fault. He then entered the flat and flashed his gun at Seema asking her to move back. The footage showed a scared Seema going back even as her daughter started to cry.
All the four robbers then barged into the house. While one of them was seen waving a pistol, the other, who was wearing a helmet, flashed a huge knife at a child and Sachin.
He overpowered Sachin and tied his hands at the back using a tape. The robber asked him to lie on the floor with his head down and warned the others not to raise an alarm.
The criminals then went to the other rooms of the flat and ransacked them over the next 30 minutes. They also made Seema open the electronic safe and took away the cash kept in it. The PCR got a call about the incident at 3.42pm and a team was immediately rushed to the spot. A forensics team analysed the place and CCTV footage was circulated among cops for identification of the robbers.
The businessman is being asked about recent business deals and people who had visited his house. Domestic helpers, scrap dealers and vegetables vendors are also being quizzed. Footage from CCTV cameras from different localities is being obtained to ascertain where the criminals may have fled.
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