On Camera, 4 Men Rob Car At Gunpoint Inside Delhi's Pragati Maidan Tunnel
One of the assailants can be seen wearing a helmet and carrying a weapon with which he threatens the driver. Another man is seen taking the bag out of the car¡¯s rear seat and quickly riding away with the others.
Shocking CCTV footage of a daylight robbery on Saturday inside the Pragati Maidan tunnel in Delhi shows four people in two motorcycles waylaying a cab, threatening the passengers at gunpoint, and making away with a bag full of cash from the vehicle¡¯s rear seat.
According to police, a delivery agent and his associate were allegedly robbed of Rs 2 lakh by the four unidentified men inside the 1.5km-long-tunnel when the two were going to Gurgaon in a cab to deliver the money. The tunnel connects New Delhi with Sarai Kale Khan and Noida.
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Robbery captured on cam
The 22-second footage, which surfaced on Monday, shows the robbery took place even as several vehicles passed by. One of the assailants can be seen wearing a helmet and carrying a weapon with which he threatens the driver. Another man is seen taking the bag out of the car¡¯s rear seat and quickly riding away with the others.
Delhi CM demands L-G's resignation
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal demanded Lieutenant Governor V K Saxena's resignation.
"LG shud resign. Make way for someone who can provide safety n security to the people of Delhi. (sic)," he said in a tweet, tagging a news report. "If Central govt is unable to make Delhi safe, hand it over to us. We will show u how to make a city safe for its citizens (sic)."
LG shud resign. Make way for someone who can provide safety n security to the people of Delhi.
¡ª Arvind Kejriwal (@ArvindKejriwal) June 26, 2023
If Central govt is unable to make Delhi safe, hand it over to us. We will show u how to make a city safe for its citizens. https://t.co/oPtqnAWlgJ
Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) Chairperson Swati Maliwal termed the incident a 'public safety emergency'.
"Complete lawlessness in the Capital! Delhi¡¯s law and order system is falling brick by brick. This is an alarming situation, A PUBLIC SAFETY EMERGENCY! ACT NOW or wait for your turn," she tweeted.
Complete lawlessness in the Capital! Delhi¡¯s law and order system is falling brick by brick. This is an alarming situation, A PUBLIC SAFETY EMERGENCY! ACT NOW or wait for your turn. pic.twitter.com/RSKDzQ1uAk
¡ª Swati Maliwal (@SwatiJaiHind) June 26, 2023
After the incident, the complainant lodged a complaint with the police. The complainant, Patel Sajan Kumar, who works as a delivery agent with Omiya Enterprises at Chandni Chowk, was with his friend Jigar Patel when he was robbed.
The police had said a case was registered and raids were being conducted to arrest the men. They said they were also questioning the complainants, their employer, and other company staff to ascertain if it was an inside job.
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