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Updated On: 26 July, 2010 08:42 AM IST | | Atul Krishan
Robbers beat up businessman and staff, cops provide added twist
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Robbers beat up businessman and staff, cops provide added twist
In a bizarre case of misplaced priorities, Delhi police showed good hospitality to three alleged robbers who were caught red-handed by a mob while the people who caught them were left starving and even harassed. The victims accused the cops of forcing them to sit and starve inside the Mahindra Park police station for over 20 hours in despicable conditions.
"We were taken to the police station along with the robbers at around 5 pm on July 24 and allowed to return home only by 1 pm on the following day. All this while, we were not given food or water whereas the robbers were provided with dinner and breakfast," the victims alleged.u00a0u00a0
In this episode, a group of around 15 armed robbers struck at the office of a businessman, Saurabh Yadav, who owns a tour and travel agency in Mahindra Park area.
The robbers held Saurabh and his staff captive at gunpoint and even beat them up with the butt of their pistols and a baseball bat. After looting cash and valuables, the robbers locked the victims inside the office and fled from the scene. Hearing the commotion, one of the neighbours opened the office door. Saurabh, along with his friends, immediately chased the robbers and successfully caught three of them.
In a bizarre case of misplaced priorities, Delhi police showed good hospitality to three alleged robbers who were caught red-handed by a mob while the people who caught them were left starving and even harassed. The victims accused the cops of forcing them to sit and starve inside the Mahindra Park police station for over 20 hours in despicable conditions.
"We were taken to the police station along with the robbers at around 5 pm on July 24 and allowed to return home only by 1 pm on the following day. All this while, we were not given food or water whereas the robbers were provided with dinner and breakfast," the victims alleged.u00a0u00a0
In this episode, a group of around 15 armed robbers struck at the office of a businessman, Saurabh Yadav, who owns a tour and travel agency in Mahindra Park area.
The robbers held Saurabh and his staff captive at gunpoint and even beat them up with the butt of their pistols and a baseball bat. After looting cash and valuables, the robbers locked the victims inside the office and fled from the scene. Hearing the commotion, one of the neighbours opened the office door. Saurabh, along with his friends, immediately chased the robbers and successfully caught three of them.
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| After the robbers were caught, officers from Adarsh Nagar and Mahindra Park police stations reached the spot. What happened next was quite out of the ordinary; argument between the officers that went on for more than an hour in public as both parties claimed jurisdiction related to the crime. Later, the Mahindra Park police team took the robbers with them. Read Next Story Trending StoriesLatest Photos |
