In a brazen Delhi robbery, two gunmen on a motorcycle stole ₹1 lakh from a man and his grandfather in Madhu Vihar, firing a gun during their escape, prompting a police investigation.
Two unidentified motorcycle-borne assailants opened fire in the air and robbed a man and his grandfather of around Rs 1 lakh in east Delhi's Madhu Vihar area, police said on Friday.
The incident took place around 10:30 pm on April 9 near a banquet hall in Joshi Colony. The complainant's grandfather runs a wholesale FMCG business in Noida's Sector 62, they said.
"The family had just returned home along with an employee and had alighted from their vehicle when the assailants approached them," a senior police officer said.
One of the accused brandished a firearm and threatened the victims. The duo then snatched a bag containing approximately Rs 1 lakh in cash.
"Hearing the commotion, a family member attempted to chase the accused in a car and managed to hit their motorcycle, briefly destabilising them. However, the assailants managed to escape on foot," the officer said.
During their escape, the accused fired in the air to deter pursuit and later discarded the robbed bag containing cash as well as the firearm used in the crime, police said. Both items have been recovered.
An FIR has been registered, and multiple teams have been deployed to trace the accused. Police are scanning CCTV footage from the area and nearby routes to establish the identity and movement of the suspects. Further investigation is underway, the officer said.