Five held for posing as CBI men

On March 12, Rastogi 52 left for work as usual. He deals in air-conditioning equipment with outlets in Pitampura and Daryaganj. Minutes later, two Maruti cars 8212; one red and another maroon 8212; a scooter and an autorickshaw stopped near the gate to his house.

Rastogi8217;s daughter Chetna says the group most of them clad in jeans and T-shirts flashed identity cards and claimed to be from the 8220;special staff of the CBI8221;.

8220;The woman, who was around 25 years old, seemed to be the boss. She claimed the CBI had some information about my father8217;s business deals and the team wanted to search our house,8221; says Chetna, who is married and was visiting her parents at the time.

The group then ordered Chetna to summon all the occupants of the house to the living room. 8220;When I hesitated, some of them started searching the other rooms. They forced my brother, mother and the domestic help to join me in the living room. Then they went to our tenant8217;s house upstairs and brought their daughter and domestic help to the room,8221; she adds.

Chetna says she and her brother Tarun had second thoughts about the group8217;s credentials after they asked her mother to give an inventory of the goods in the house. Next, some of the men allegedly pinned her down along with her brother. They then took her mother inside and forced her to hand over the cupboard keys. They allegedly removed 25 tolas of gold and Rs 25,000 from the locker.

Chetna says she could raise an alarm only around 12.20 p.m., when the robbers drove away. Two constables heard her and gave chase. But their scooter broke down and the robbers sped away.