Four armed assailants looted Rs17 lakh from a property dealer and hardware trader in Noida on Monday. Praveen Aggarwal of Sector 50 was robbed by criminals at gunpoint in the Nithari area of Sector 31.
A case has been registered at Sector 20 police station. Police have not identified the assailants as yet. But investigations are on.
Praveen Aggarwal runs his hardware and realty business from Sectors 9 and 19. He was driving to work on Monday morning when four persons on motorcycles accosted him.
“We are scanning CCTV footage near the scene of crime and questioning local vendors as well. We are also questioning the two clients of Praveen to whom he was going to deliver money at Sector 50 and Barola Market respectively,” said Yogesh Singh, Superintendent of Police (City), Noida.
Dozens of businessmen reached Sector 31 with the aggrieved and demanded police protection for their community.
In yet another incident of daylight robbery, a local trader had to cough up Rs15,000 at gunpoint near Noida-Greater Noida express highway in Sector 126.
The incident took place around noon when the victim, Sanjay Yadav, was headed to
a bank.