Businessman robbed of ₹3L in Mehrauli

The incident took place on Monday night when Manoj Kumar was returning home in his car from his shop in Chhatarpur Enclave, they said.

Four unidentified men robbed businessman of a bag containing ₹3 lakh at gunpoint in south Delhi’s Mehrauli area, police said on Tuesday.

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The incident took place on Monday night when Manoj Kumar was returning home in his car from his shop in Chhatarpur Enclave, they said.

He was intercepted by the robbers, who were on bikes, near a crematorium.

Deputy Commissioner of Police (South) Atul Kumar Thakur said “We have registered a case under section 394 (voluntarily causing hurt in committing robbery) and 34 (acts done by several persons in furtherance of common intention) of the Indian Penal Code and investigation is being carried out.”

Police are scanning through footage of CCTV cameras installed in and around the vicinity of the crime scene to identify the accused and establish the sequence of events.