Delhi / 4 men hold family hostage at gunpoint, loot ₹8 lakh in Delhi; incident caught on CCTV

Four armed men, posing as electricians, broke into a property dealer's house in Delhi's Dwarka on Wednesday afternoon and held the family hostage for nearly half an hour at gunpoint. The incident was caught on CCTV wherein the robbers can be seen wearing masks and helmets. "Cash worth ₹8 lakh...gold ornaments, including two gold chains...have been robbed," police said.

Vikrant Shekhawat : Jul 08, 2021, 12:57 PM

New Delhi: Four armed men wearing masks, caps and helmets barged into the house of a property dealer in Dwarka’s Uttam Nagar and decamped with cash and valuables after holding his family hostage on Wednesday, the police said.

Police said that according to the information, four men entered victim Vinod’s house around 1.30 p.m. The accused were carrying weapons.

The incident, which was caught on CCTV, shows that a woman opened the door and was threatened by the men. The accused entered posing as electricians.

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It was revealed that at the time of the incident, Vinod’s wife Seema, mother Savitri Devi, two minor children and a relative Sachin were at home. In the video, Mr. Vinod’s minor daughter can be seen reaching out to her mother whose chain was snatched by the accused at gunpoint. The accused could be seen tying Sachin and holding him hostage.

The police said that the accused robbed ₹7-₹8 lakh in cash and jewellery worth lakhs after threatening Ms. Seema to give the locker’s code. A case has been registered and teams have been formed to identify and arrest the accused, the police said.