Gang loots Rs 10 lakh from businessman in Old Delhi

NEW DELHI: Police are on the lookout for a gang of four

robbers

, who barged into the storeroom of a garments dealer in

Chandni Chowk

and decamped with Rs 10

lakh

after holding the workers at gunpoint.


According to the police, the incident took place on Wednesday night. The complainant, Surender Parik (26), told the cops that a few days before the incident, his employer had kept Rs 10 lakh

cash

in a

safe

located in a

room

on the fourth floor. On the night of the incident, the workers were eating dinner when four men, armed with pistols, barged in. The robbers told the men to move to a corner and asked about the money.

After locating the safe, three robbers tried to break it open while the fourth accused threatened the workers with a gun. Before fleeing with the cash, the accused took the phones of Parik and his colleagues and locked them from outside.

Investigating teams suspect the role of an insider and are compiling a list of current and former employees of the firm to ascertain their role in it.