New Delhi: A septuagenarian man was robbed of Rs one lakh and was dragged while resisting robbery by two bike-borne assailants in northeast Delhi’s Harsh Vihar area, an official said on Tuesday.
The incident took place on June 19 and the entire incident was captured on CCTV camera installed near the spot.
According to police, on June 19, when the victim Sansar Singh, a resident of Ghaziabad, who runs a general store in Mandoli area, was leaving after closing his general store on a bike, two boys tried to snatch his bag outside his shop.
In the CCTV footage, the victim sat as a pillion on the motorcycle when two men came towards him and tried to snatch a bag from his hand.
The victim made an attempt to resist the robbery but was overpowered, resulting in him being forcefully dragged.
The accused successfully fled the scene with the bag.
Subsequently, the victim, who had fallen onto the road, was observed rising to his feet while the two accused boarded a motorcycle situated on the opposite side of the road.
The biker, who acted as the third suspect in this case, had been waiting for the alleged robbers, facilitating their immediate escape from the location following the incident, the CCTV footage revealed.
“One of them even threatened him with a pistol and took away his bag which had Rs one lakh cash,” said the official, adding that efforts are being made to identify the suspects in the case.
“Police teams are scanning CCTV cameras in the area to trace their route,” the official added.
–IANS