Pretending to be patients, an unidentified man along with a 17-year-old boy robbed a physiotherapist at his clinic in East Delhi’s Anand Vihar area. The robbery took place 500 metres away from the Anand Vihar police station and 100 meters away from the office of the Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP). In one of the CCTV footages released by police, the two robbers first came to the ground floor located clinic of Dr Piyush Jain.
The incident took place at around 10 pm in the Rishab Vihar area when a man came along with a 17-year-old boy to the clinic of the physiotherapist. Claiming that the boy is ill, the elderly man within a few minutes, whipped out a pistol and threatened the doctor to hand over all the cash. The incident took place in the presence of several patients who had come to visit the physiotherapist.
The two robbed Dr Jain of Rs 37,000 cash. After robbing the physiotherapist, they asked Dr Jain to take him to his house, located on the first floor.
Inside the house of Dr Jain, the accused tied the physiotherapist and his wife to a chair and looted all their valuables after which they fled the house.
Neighbours, on finding the door of Dr Jain open, untied the couple and informed police.
Police said that they have registered a case of robbery at the Anand Vihar police station.