In an incident which puts a question mark on the security in the sensitive lutyens Zone, daring thieves intruded into a prestigious Swachchh Bharat Abhiyan event at the India International Centre (IIC) on Wednesday where prominent politicians along with the Ambassador of France to India, was present and stole cash and belongings of three persons, including a Swiss national.
Police said the victims have been identified as Swiss national Robert Fillip and New Delhi residents, leena Das and Rajat Jain.
Complainant, Rajat Jain, demanded that strict action be taken against IIC.
“It was a three-hour event which started at 6.30 pm and the theft took place during that time. I want strict action against IIC. All three of us (victims) should get compensation. I am looking forward to co-operation from Delhi Police and IIC,” alleged Jain.
A senior police officer said, the stolen property included MasterCards, Visa cards, a louis Vuitton wallet, a loro Piana wallet, ATM cards, mobile phones and Indian and Euro currency.
Police said Swiss National Robert Fillip had come to attend the event and his loro Piana brand wallet, Rs10,000 in cash, 300 Euros, MasterCard,Visa, ATM card and driving licence were stolen while he was there.
An HTC mobile phone, Rs5,000 along with a wallet which had her ATM card, PAN Card and driving licence were stolen from leena Das.
Meanwhile, a louis Vitton Brand wallet along with Rs3,000, Aadhar Card, HDFC credit card and HDFC ATM card was stolen from Rajat Jain.
New Delhi district police formed a special team to probe the case as it is of sensitive nature.
“We are scanning the CCTV footages to get clues. So far we have not made any breakthrough. After the theft was reported, we registered a case under section 380 (punishment for theft) of the Indian Penal Code at the Tughlaq Road Police Station,” said the police official.