An Iranian couple was brutally beaten up by two autorickshaw drivers in Amar Colony on Monday. The incident occurred when the duo were returning after shopping from lajpat Nagar.
Sanam (25) and her husband Sajid (28) were robbed off the jewellery they were wearing as well as newly bought ones worth Rs 6 lakh. According to police, the incident took place around 1 pm. They took an autorickshaw to heed back to their residence in Jamia Nagar. The driver stopped in midway and made another person sit with him.
"The two men then in a planned manner took them to an isolated area. They first hit Sanam with a rod on her head; bleeding profusely she fainted. They then attacked her husband and thrashed him badly and he lay unconscious," official said. The couple went to police station with help of a passer-by and described their incident. A case under appropriate sections of the Indian Penal Code was registered at Amar Colony police station.