Ex-scientist, wife held hostage in home by ‘courier boys’, robbed of Rs 2 crore

A retired scientist and his elderly wife were held hostage at gunpoint in their house and robbed of cash and jewellery worth about Rs 2 crore in Rohini’s Prashant Vihar area, police said on Saturday.
The incident took place in F Block of Prashant Vihar where Shibu Singh lives with his wife Nirmala in their house.
On Friday afternoon, when the elderly couple was present in their house, two men entered posing as courier boys.
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 officer said.
Singh 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 lives separately in Delhi.
At 2:30 pm, Singh’s son made a PCR call and informed the police.
According to a senior police officer, a team reached the house and collected evidence from the spot.
Both the victims were taken to the hospital for medical examination and a further probe was initiated.
The officer said at least six police teams were formed to identify the accused and arrest them.
“The way the incident happened, the police suspect the role of some insider or someone known to the family members,” the officer said.
The CCTV footage was collected and statements of neighbours and other family members were recorded. Further investigation was on, the police said.