In a daring incident, four armed bike-borne robbers in balaclavas snatched a bag containing Rs21 lakh from a petrol pump manager in Patparganj area of East Delhi. The incident took place on Friday morning when the criminals swooped upon the manager who was on his way to deposit money in a bank. Preliminary investigations indicate the involvement of some insider who was in touch with the robbers and tipped them about the cash. The robbers were on two Bajaj Pulsar motorcycles and were carrying pistols with themselves. The manager carrying the cash has been identified as Sanjay Kumar.
The victim reportedly told the police when he was nearing the bank, he noticed the bikers who had parked their bikes on road no. 57. They got up and started to chase Sanjay and managed to waylay him near CBSE building. Before the manager could even comprehend their motive, they whipped out pistols and snatched the bag with cash and fled the spot. The matter was brought to the notice of local police and a case of robbery was registered at Madhu Vihar police station. Sleuths are scanning CCTV footage of the area to get leads.Sanjay works at a petrol pump in Anand Vihar, which is owned by one Sameer.DCP, East district Ajay Kumar said investigation has been has been taken up and police teams are on the job.