Four people, including two women, were arrested for allegedly robbing a couple of Rs 40 lakh cash and gold jewellery at gunpoint in east Delhi, police said on Sunday. Rajender Kumar, alias Bittoo, Mukesh Kumar, his wife Deepa, and Rachna have been arrested, while two others, Deepak and Ashu Balyan, are at large, they said.
Deputy Commissioner of Police (Shahdara) Rohit Meena said on Monday, when the complainant returned home in Jagatpuri police station area around 8:15 am after dropping his son off at the school, three people entered the parking area of his house.
“They overpowered him and took him at gunpoint to the fourth floor of the apartment building,” he said.
After entering his apartment, the trio tied up the complainant and his wife and robbed them of approximately Rs 40 lakh in cash and around 35 to 40 ‘tolas’ of gold jewellery.
According to the police, the mastermind behind the armed robbery was Rachna, who is a cousin of the complainant.
“During the investigation, CCTV footage of the area was examined. Police found that the three men and a woman arrived there on scooters,” the DCP said.
Following this, police narrowed down to two suspects, and after analysing their call records, they arrested Rajender, police said. “Police recovered a homemade pistol with two live cartridges and a stolen purse containing the complainant’s Aadhar Card from his possession,” the DCP said.
