
Retired NSG personnel robbed of cash, jewellery at gunpoint in Chandni Chowk: 2 arrested
Police said the victim, who owns a jewellery shop in Kinari market, was robbed of Rs 60 lakh worth of jewellery and cash at gunpoint in Chandni Chowk Saturday.
Police have detained another person in connection with the crime and are questioning him. A search for the third accused is underway. Police are yet to recover the robbed items in the case.
Police said when they analysed CCTV footage, they found that all three accused went in different directions.
The main accused, Alok Kumar Mishra, took a Metro and deboarded at Noida City Centre station from where he rode a scooter, which was captured in the footage. On verification, it came to light that the scooter belonged to Mishra.
According to police, the victim, Bhimsen (86), was at his residence with his son Sandeep, daughter-in-law Neelam, and grandson when the robbery took place.
'A man named Sunil knocked on the door of the house and called out the name of a family member. As soon as the door was opened, three masked assailants, armed with weapons, forced their way into the residence. They started searching the house for some documents,' a police officer said.
When the grandson resisted, one of the masked men took out a gun and tied his hands before taping his mouth, the officer added.
The intruders then looted jewellery and precious stones worth Rs 50 lakh, while also taking $3,550. They also locked the family members in the kitchen before fleeing, he said. Once the thieves left, the family called their neighbours to get them out, police said.
Police suspect a possible monetary dispute behind the crime.

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