Three policemen were suspended for their negligence after they went without their weapons to catch robbers who allegedly ransacked a house in south Delhi's Sainik Farms on Tuesday. According to a senior police official, on Saturday, four armed men allegedly barged into a farmhouse and looted cash and ornaments worth lakhs after taking the complainant's wife and his domestic help into hostage.
"When the men were ransacking, one of the domestic helps somehow managed to escape and approached the Neb Sarai police station seeking help," said the senior police official.
"Two policemen went with the domestic help to the spot. However, after reaching the spot, they realised that they had forgotten to carry along their weapons. They left the spot assuring the complainant that they would return with more police personnel," said the police official. "They returned to Neb Sarai police station but did not inform their senior about the matter. A case was registered in connection with the ransacking and the matter is being probed," he added. The duty officer of Neb Sarai police station was also among the three suspended, Devesh Srivastava, Joint Commissioner of Police (Southern Range) said.