Five held for Green Park robbery

8220;They were armed with knives and screwdrivers. They assaulted Bindu, the helps and the children, ransacked the house and then locked all of them in a bathroom,8221; said a senior police officer.

Officers said Kranti, who worked as a domestic help in the locality, and Chote Lal, a vegetable vendor in the area, had gathered information about the family and together with the other accused hatched a conspiracy to rob the house.

All of them were arrested from J P Nagar in UP. The police recovered Rs 2.05 lakh in cash and jewellery worth Rs 18 lakh from their possession. They said accused Vijay Pal was an electrician by profession and was previously involved in two burglaries in Chandigarh and Moradabad.