Two robbery incidents were reported from different parts of the city in the past 24-hours. In the first case, a businessman was robbed of Rs 15.26 lakh cash by three unidentified assailants in central district’s Karol Bagh area on Friday.
According to the police, the incident took place around 7.45 pm on New Rohtak Road when the businessman, identified as Bansidhar Mishra, was returning from Chandni Chowk after collecting payment from his clients. Mishra runs a mobile accessories shop in Gaffar Market. “Mishra was returning on his motorcycle and was carrying a bag containing money. On the way, he was stopped by three motorcycle-borne assailants. One of the robbers pointed a pistol on him and asked him to hand over his bag to them,” said a police officer adding, “The robbers snatched the bag from Mishra and escaped.”
A case of robbery was registered against unknown robbers at the Karol Bagh police station. Police suspect the robbers were tipped that Mishra was carrying cash. In second incident of car-jacking and robbery, a 28-year-old manager of a private company was robbed of his Maruti Swift Dzire car when he was returning home from his office in Noida on Saturday. The crime took place in northeast district’s Seemapuri area and the manager was beaten up by the assailants when he resisted the robbery attempt.
The victim has been identified as Rohit Gupta, a resident of Dilshad Garden. While Gupta’s car was found abandoned in Mandawali area later in the night, his mobile phone and laptop, which were in the car were missing. A police officer said Gupta had stopped his car at a traffic signal in Seemapuri when a Honda City car arrived there. Two men came out of the car and snatched his car keys. While fleeing the spot they fired a bullet in the air, the officer said. A case of robbery has been registered at the Seemapuri police station.