‘Patients’ rob doctor’s house in Ghaziabad

GHAZIABAD - Pretending to be patients, four unidentified armed men entered a doctor’s residence in Uttar Pradesh’s Ghaziabad city Friday, and looted cash, jewellery and other valuable items worth over Rs.5 lakh, police said.

The robbery took place in Vijay Nagar locality of this suburban town of Delhi around 3.30 a.m. when four men armed with pistols and iron rods knocked on the door of Sajal Kanti Vishwas’ house.

When Sajal asked why they were disturbing him at such an odd hour, the robbers requested the doctor to see a critically injured patient as an emergency. He opened the main gate, but was shocked to see they were robbers and not patients. One of them wore a mask over his face while the rest were unmasked, a police official said.

After taking the five members of the family hostage at gun point, the robbers snatched the keys of almirah and other boxes, took out the jewellery and fled.

They took away nine gold chains, three earrings, three rings and Rs.45,000 in cash, said Jharna, wife of Sajal.

We have registered a criminal case against unidentified robbers, said A.K. Vijaita, Ghaziabad city superintendent of police.