New Delhi: A family of four was allegedly held hostage, manhandled, and robbed of gold and cash by a group of five to six men, led by their recently hired domestic help, in the upscale Golf Links area.
The victim family owns a liquor business and lives near Tughlaq Road. The domestic help, hired five to six days ago, entered the house with five accomplices on Thursday evening.
No arrests have been made yet. Senior police officers said the incident appeared to be planned.
The family was held hostage in a room and threatened to give all their jewellery. Police said it took only 20-25 minutes for the accused to ransack all rooms and steal gold jewellery worth ₹25-30 lakh.
Deputy commissioner of police (New Delhi) Sachin Sharma confirmed the incident and said a PCR call was received reporting the robbery at around 8pm on Thursday.
The main accused has been identified as Sushil, who was hired after another domestic staffer recommended his name. Police found that Sushil was hired without any domestic staff verification by the family.
The robbery highlights a security lapse in the high-security area, as the residential colony is close to some of the most sensitive and high-security buildings in the country in central Delhi's Lutyens' Zone.
