Man arrested for firing at woman, robbing her of Rs 5 lakh in Delhi
A woman was injured after a 19-year-old man allegedly fired at her and robbed her of Rs 5 lakh in Delhi. The incident was reported from Dwarka area, where the woman works as a cashier. According to the police, the accused was later arrested from Bindaour area.
Commenting on the incident, police said on April 4, the woman, along with her colleague who works as a computer operator in the school, went on a scooter to a bank on Najafgarh road to deposit Rs five lakh cash to the fees account of the private school.
The woman, however, had to return on foot as the bank's server was down.
When she reached at the back lane of the school near Sheesa Godown, a man, who was already standing there, brandished his pistol and allegedly tried to snatch the cash from her.
During the scuffle, he fired at the middle of her feet. She sustained injuries on both her legs, Anto Alphonse, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Dwarka) said.
The woman was admitted to MR hospital in Najafgarh, he said.
Evidences accessed on the CCTV footage showed one person having a scuffle with the woman, who snatched the envelope in which the cash was kept and fled.
He was working for Kapil Sangwan gang and received information from the wife of one Joginder Dalal, also a member of the gang, presently lodged in the Tihar jail, he added.
Dalal hatched a conspiracy and his wife provided a pistol along with four rounds and also gave one-to-one information about the woman, the DCP said.
Police said Rs 35,000 has been recovered from the accused and efforts are being made to trace her and recover the balance amount of robbery along with the weapon of offence.
