Rs.10 lakh looted in Ghaziabad

GHAZIABAD - Two unidentified armed robbers looted Rs.10 lakh and two mobile phones from a trading company in Uttar Pradesh’s Ghaziabad city Saturday, police said.

The incident occurred around 4.30 p.m. at Navyug market. During initial questioning, a company employee, Veer Singh, has been detained, police said.

Two robbers, apparently in their teens, armed with pistols barged into the office of S.R. Trading company dealing in steel and escaped with a bag containing Rs.10 lakh.

“A case has been registered and the mobile phones have been put on surveillance to nab the criminals,” said Superintendent of Police (City) A.K. Vijaita.

At the time of the incident, the company’s owner Mahesh Gupta and friend Deepak Gupta were present in the office. The robbers threatened the two and forced them to part with the bag containing the cash, police said.

Mahesh Gupta in his police complaint said another employee of his, Hari Om, took an advance of Rs.5,000 Friday and he did not attend office Saturday.

Hari Om knew a payment was scheduled to be delivered in the office Saturday and could also be behind the robbery, police said.