In a suspected case of house burglary, cash and jewellery worth Rs 10 lakh were stolen while a housewife was disrobed and her hair chopped by three unidentified robbers in Lahori Gate area of North Delhi on Thursday.
The police said as per the complaint of 26-year-old woman, she was alone in the house when robbers entered her third floor flat at around 2 pm. Her husband and father-in-law were at their shop in Jahangirpuri while her mother-in-law was also out. Her two children had gone to school.
A case has been registered under appropriate sections and investigation is underway. The claims of the woman are being verified, said a senior police officer.
As per the police, the woman said that the robbers made her take off her sari and tied her with it. They also chopped off her hair as she tried to resist them.
The robbers spent considerable time in the house and without searching anywhere else took away Rs 4 lakh in cash and some jewellery, said the officer.
Only the woman and her family members knew where the money and jewellery were kept. Also, the alleged robbers had lunch in the house and were not disturbed by the pet of the family, which brought the whole story under suspicion, the police said.
The police also suspected the robbery claim as the cash and jewellery were to be distributed between the husband of the woman and his elder brother.
The woman told the police that she was sleeping in her room when the robbers entered and held her hostage. She claimed that she freed her somehow after they left and alerted the neighbours.
The police scanned the CCTV footages from the colony where the family lived in Mahavir Kapda Market in Lahori Gate and noticed some persons entering the building. Questioning is underway to establish the sequence of events.
