The house of the managing director of Daikin company was robbed by unidentified men who posed as courier boys and entered his house in Greater Kailash area on Tuesday afternoon. The servant of the house was held hostage by the accused men.
According to the police, the incident took place around 4pm on Tuesday afternoon. The victim identified as Kawaljeet resides in Greater Kailash-I area alongwith his wife, mother and his servant. The victim’s wife was away as somebody in the family had expired.Around 4pm, two men posing as courier boys rang the door bell of the house. The servant Raju opened the door and the boys told him that they had got a parcel.
The moment Raju extended his hand to take the parcel; he was overpowered by the accused men who then threatened to shoot him. The robbers were armed with pistols and knives. They tied him in another room and gagged his mouth.The robbers then opened the almirah and the lockers and made their way with the jewellery and cash worth Rs10 lakhs. Hearing the commotion the victim’s mother woke up and saw Raju tied. She then untied him, but the robbers had fled by then.
A PCR call was made and the police team reached the spot. Fingerprints were lifted by the crime team and the police are now questioning the servant to ascertain the sequence of events.CCTV footages of the nearby houses are being scanned as well. A case under appropriate sections has been registered at Greater Kailash police station.