A pregnant woman was robbed at knifepoint by two masked miscreants at her house Kolipura residence under Jehangirabad police station area in daylight in Tuesday. Valuables worth Rs 1.5 lakh were taken away.
The interesting fact in the incident was that the scene of crime was hardly few yards from the Jehangirabad police station. According to the police, at around 12 noon the victim 28-year-old Archana was alone home, when somebody knocked the main door of her house. As soon as she opened the door, two masked miscreants barged into the house and tied her. She was threatened at a knife point and asked about the valuables.
The shocked Archana told them that the valuables were in the almirah. The miscreants took the valuables and escaped the spot. The whole incident came like a shocker for the district police as it questioned the alertness and vigilance of the police.
Incident took place at Kolipura at Nitesh Kushwaha’s house, Nitesh left the house at around 10 am and after around 2 hours some one knocked the door Nitesh’s wife Archana Kushwaha who was present alone in the house opened the door after which two miscreants entered and tied her using shawl. She was held captive and valuables were taken away by the miscreants.
After the miscreants escaped the victim rescued herself and informed her husband. Nitesh informed his cousin who is posted at DIG office and he subsequently passed on the information to the Jehangirabad police. On receipt of the information a police team was rushed to the spot. Police Training and Research Institute is situated neat to the spot of crime.
Three gold chains and one gold finger ring worth Rs 1.5 lakh were taken in the robbery. Nitesh works as a salesman with Usha Company. City Superintendent of Police Jehangirabad Saleem Khan told that the police have registered a case and have started the investigation. A case under section 392 and 34 of Indian Penal Code has been registered.