Gunmen hold businessman’s family hostage in posh Jammu locality, rob ₹11 lakh

Around 11 masked gunmen held the family of a prominent businessman hostage in the posh Gandhi Nagar locality and decamped with ₹11 lakh

Around 11 masked gunmen held the family of a prominent businessman hostage in the posh Gandhi Nagar locality and decamped with ₹11 lakh on Wednesday.

Soon after, several police officers, including Jammu senior superintendent of police Chandan Kohli rushed to the spot (Representational Image/HT File)

Cops, privy to the matter, said that the incident took place at 7 am when at least 11 masked men with country-made guns entered the house of Rakesh Aggarwal, a well-known businessman and held his family hostage for around five hours.

“They snatched the family members’ mobile phones and herded them into a room. They then demanded huge sums of money from them, and decamped with around ₹11 lakh at around 11.30 am,” the cop said.

Soon after, several police officers, including Jammu senior superintendent of police Chandan Kohli rushed to the spot. “A probe is on,” he said. An FIR under was lodged at the Gandhi Nagar police station.