Man robbed of scooter, Rs 4.5 lakh in Kashmere Gate; 4 on run

A senior police officer said, “Prima facie, it seems like the accused persons received a tip-off that the victim was going to withdraw money from his bank account around afternoon and hence, started following him.”

Ujjwal Jain, the victim’s son, told The Indian Express, “My father was returning from the bank when he stopped at the Kashmere Gate flyover and parked his scooter at a corner and received a call…The accused fled and my father had to take an auto-rickshaw back home…he used to regularly take the route and withdraw money from the bank”.

Meanwhile, a group of unknown men robbed a banana godown at gunpoint in Wazirabad on Tuesday night. Police said the accused decamped with Rs 3 lakh, a gold chain and a bunch of raw bananas. No arrests have been made yet. DCP Kalsi said, “The complainant gets raw bananas from Maharashtra and sells them. On Tuesday, he alleged that he and his brother were inside the godown when a man entered the godown, followed by three others. They had helmets, pistol and two knives. They threatened the victims and looted them.” A case under robbery and Arms Act has been registered.