Retired Scientist, Wife Held At Gunpoint In Delhi Home, Robbed Of Cash And Jewellery Worth Rs 2 Crore

A retired scientist and his elderly wife were held hostage in their house and robbed of cash and jewellery worth about Rs 2 crore in Rohini's Prashant Vihar area. Shubu Singh and his wife Nirmala were in their home in F Block of Prashant Vihar when two men entered posing as "courier boys" on Friday.

After entering the house, they held Shibu and his wife Nirmala hostage at gunpoint, a police officer said. When Singh resisted, the accused also assaulted him. The former scientists told the police that the accused decamped away with cash and jewellery worth Rs 2 crore from his house.

The retired scientist informed about the incident to his son, who made a PCR call to the police at 2.30 pm. According to a senior police officer, a team reached the house and collected evidence from the spot.