Businessman robbed of Rs 7 lakh in public

A 32-year-old businessman was allegedly brutally assaulted and robbed of Rs 7 lakh by two unidentified men in West Delhi on Friday, even as nearly 30 passersby stood by as mute spectators.
The incident was reported from Miawali Nagar around 3 pm on Friday, police said.
Rakesh, who has an import and export business, was on his way to his office in Peeragarhi when he was robbed.
Speaking to Newsline, he said, "I was carrying Rs 7 lakh as I had to make a payment. The moment I parked the car, two men came and obstructed my way. One of them asked me to hand over the cash bag."
When Rakesh resisted, one of the accused punched his face. "He punched my nose and I was about to fall. But I did not let them snatch the bag and held on to it tightly. I was shouting for help but no one came. There were a lot of roadside vendors , auto drivers, and passersby there. But they just stood by watching the men assault me," he said.
The other man then kicked Rakesh on the chest.
"I had to let go of the bag as I did not want to get killed. The accused snatched the bag and ran towards a car that was parked 50 metres away and escaped in it," he said.
"No one even cared to make a call to the police control room. When the drama ended, they went about their business as usual," Rakesh alleged.
Rakesh made a PCR call and a case of robbery and causing hurt has been registered. "Rakesh has given us the description of assailants. and we are getting the sketches prepared. We are also scanning the CCTV footage of the market area to ascertain the sequence of events. We will also be questioning employees of the businessman as the assailants seemed to be aware that Rakesh was carrying cash and were probably trailing his car. We hope to make the arrests soon," a police officer said.