New Delhi: Days after a 72-year-old chartered accountant was allegedly honey-trapped, abducted, assaulted, and robbed at his Sainik Farms residence in south Delhi, police have arrested four accused in the case. According to police, the man was lured and targeted through a planned honey trap orchestrated by a woman and her accomplices.
Incident Details
The incident came to light after a PCR call regarding an abduction was received on May 3 from Anupam Garden in Sainik Farms. Police said the man was alone at his residence around 7:45 pm on May 2 when he believed the woman, known to him, arrived for a planned meeting. As she entered the house, however, her accomplices allegedly barged in, overpowered the elderly man, and robbed him.
The accused looted Rs 5 lakh cash from an almirah, another Rs 8,000-10,000 from a drawer, a purse containing cash, three gold rings, and important documents, including his Aadhaar card, driving licence, and a credit card.
Abduction and Extortion Attempt
Police said the accused then forced him into his own car and drove towards Meerut for nearly one to one-and-a-half hours. During the journey, the accused demanded a ransom of Rs 50 lakh and forced him to contact an acquaintance to arrange Rs 15 lakh on the pretext of an accident. When the extortion attempt failed, the accused abandoned him along with the vehicle near the Delhi-Mumbai Highway and fled. The victim later managed to reach a nearby dhaba and informed police.
Police Investigation and Arrests
A case was registered at Neb Sarai police station under sections of BNS, and multiple teams were formed to crack the case. DCP (south) Anant Mittal said, “Two accused, a 40-year-old woman and a 31-year-old man, from Fatehabad in Haryana, have been apprehended from Mathura in Uttar Pradesh.” During the operation led by ACP Sangam Vihar Mukesh Walia, police recovered Rs 4 lakh cash and the victim’s purse containing robbed cards from their possession.
Subsequently, police carried out further raids and technical surveillance to trace the remaining accused. Two more accused, both residents of Dhani Sanchla village in Haryana’s Fatehabad district, were arrested on May 11. Police said the remaining stolen cash and two gold chains were also recovered from their possession. An air gun allegedly used in the crime and the vehicle involved in the offence were also seized.
