Armed men held family members hostage at knife point. Fled away with over 15 lakh in cash, gold and diamond jewellery.
Masked robbers looted 15 lakh at knifepoint: At least four unidentified armed suspects allegedly robbed a family at knife point in Gurugram. The incident took place Thursday in the residence of a retired army colonel.
According to police sources, According to police, four armed gang stormed into 3- storey residence of retired army colonel CL Jain, 80. They held family members hostage at knife point and escaped with over 15 lakh in cash, gold and diamond jewellery.
Jain, his wife Sudha Jain, 75, younger son Aseem Jain, 45, who had recently returned from the USA, and grandson Siddhant Jain, 20, were asleep in two bedrooms on the ground floor. Elder son Vikas Jain, 48, his wife Rakhi Jain, 45, and their 11-year-old daughter were sleeping on the first floor.
The incident took place between 2.09am and 3.15am on Thursday, police said on Saturday. Investigators said the suspects, wearing gloves and masks, climbed to the first floor from the balcony of an adjacent house, turned away a CCTV camera covering the rear of the property, and bent iron grill bars on a window after cutting them over several minutes. However, the face of one suspect was captured on camera.
An FIR was registered at Palam Vihar police station under sections 309(4) (robbery with restraint but without hurt) and 3(5) (common intention) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Samhita.
