Daylight armed robbery in Sector 16

Police said two clean shaven men,aged between 30 and 35,came to Om’s house and said they wanted to discuss a case with Sarla. He told them to come in the evening.

“They asked me for a glass of water. When I turned towards the kitchen,they took out pistols and asked me to move to the bedroom. The two tied my hands with a tape and sealed my mouth. They opened the almirah and took out Rs 4,900 in cash and a mobile phone. They moved upstairs,where my grandson was sleeping in a room. They locked him in and fled,” Om Parkash told the police.

He said the same youths had visited the house at the same time a day before. A team from the Central Forensic Science Laboratory has collected fingerprint samples from the spot. Assistant Superintendent of Police Madhur Verma said: “We will get the sketches of the accused prepared. It is a daring incident. We will arrest them soon. There are two entry points in the house. They must have used the second exit to escape.”

Station House Officer Ramesh Chand said: “The owner doesn’t know what vehicle they had come in. We have questioned the neighbours. None of them seems to have seen the youths,” he added.

Verma said they had intensified beat patrolling in the area,especially around noon. “I request people to inform the police control room if they come across any suspicious person or activity in their neighbourhood,” he added.