Ahmedabad: Couple in Ghuma robbed of Rs 2 lakh

AHMEDABAD: A working couple was targeted at their bungalow in Ghuma early on Saturday morning by four robbers who attacked the couple and decamped with valuables worth over Rs 2 lakh. Bopal police have started a probe in the incident. According to an FIR by Kinjal Vekaria, a resident of Iskcon Green Bungalows, Ghuma, he works at a firm in Sanand GIDC and lives with his wife, an architect, and their 11-year-old son.
The complaint mentioned that at about 3am, he heard some movement outside his bedroom door, and woke up. When he opened the door, four persons entered forcibly and attacked him and his wife. He suffered injuries on his neck. In the group of four – three were speaking in Gujarati and a man of about six feet height was speaking Hindi. They later snatched mobile phones, gold chains worn by the couple and also robbed Rs 1.4 lakh cash.
“The group then robbed gold and silver ornaments kept in a safe. The couple was locked in their room along with their son who was brought from his bedroom to their room. As the group decamped, the couple started shouting for help and nearby residents woke up and informed police at 3.30am,” said an investigator.
Officials said that the group gained entry after breaking a window grill lock on the ground floor and fled by the same route. The phones were later found from the garden, as the group had also stolen their car and residence keys. The couple mentioned that they would provide bills to ascertain the exact amount of robbery.