Two persons allegedly barged into a house of a Government officer in South-East Delhi’s Greater Kailash and after making him hostage, decamped with Rs 30,000 cash and jewellery worth Rs 26.5 lakh on Friday afternoon.
The victim identified as Khairati lal Khanna, who along with his servant, was present at his residence.
“The incident took place around 3 pm,” DCP (South-East) MS Randhawa said.
The victim lives in a two-storey building where his second floor is rented while his entire family lives in ground floor. Khanna’s wife had returned back to los Angeles ten days ago where she lives with her daughter. She came to India to meet her husband.
“Around 2 pm, two persons rang their door bell and informed Ramchander that ‘some Aggarwal from Vasant Vihar has sent bouquet for his employer. When he opened the door he was left shocked as one of the visitors pushed him and overpowered him after whipping out his pistol and knife,” said the DCP. According to police officials, the four accused barged into their home and overpowered Khanna who came out from his room after hearing some noise. “Khanna was thrashed by them who tied him with robes and ransacked the home,” the DCP added. They managed to take away Rs 30,000 from the almirah.
“Police received a call and a team immediately rushed to the spot. The duo was immediately taken to AIIMS Trauma Centre where they are recuperating,” the officer added.
On the basis of Ramchander’s statement, a case was registered and police started their investigation.
“Prima facie it appears to be a friendly entry as the criminals might be known to the family because at the time of the incident they knew only two persons was present at the home. Officials of Crime branch team along forensic experts also arrived at the spot and lifted fingerprints from the spot,” said the officer, adding that no CCTV cameras were installed outside the residence, but police have recovered CCTV footage, installed in the entrance gate of the colony.