A Mumbai-based businessman was held hostage in his own house and Rs 55 lakh was looted from his safe by four unknown miscreants on Sunday, said police.
The incident happened when the businessman was alone at his house in Mumbai’s Kalabadevi when the accused entered and beat the victim severely and held him hostage and then cleared his safe which contained Rs 55 lakh, reported news agency ANI.
LT Marg police have registered a case against unknown robbers based on the statement given by the victim under Sections 454, 392, 341 and 34 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). Police have started investigating the heist by scanning CCTV footage and are trying to nab the accused.
Last month, a robbery took place in Delhi, where a businessman was robbed of Rs 5 lakh cash at gunpoint by two bike-borne assailants in northeast Delhi’s Nand Nagari area.
Noor Ali, who owns an aluminium-melting factory in Faridabad, had withdrawn Rs 5 lakh from a branch of Bank of Baroda located at Seva Dham Road, reported PTI.
While on the way back to a relative’s place, two persons on a white colour motorcycle waylaid and snatched the bag containing the cash from him, police added. The incident took place at a flyover, opposite Shamshan Ghat in Nand Nagari at about 11.50 am. Ali was alone on his motorcycle, according to police.
“Ali immediately informed the police and a case of robbery was registered. The CCTV footage in the area is being looked into and investigations are on,” a police officer said.
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