Delhi Police have launched a manhunt to nab a youth who allegedly stabbed a 55-year-old man and robbed him on Wednesday in south Delhi’s Jor Bagh area. The victim, identified as Kikkar Singh and a resident of Kotla Mubarakpur, was returning home when a young man intercepted him and asked him to hand over all valuables.
According to Times of India report, the victim told police that the accused was carrying a knife and threatened to attack if he refused to hand over all belongings to him. The incident took place at a lonely stretch on 3rd Avenue Road.
To thwart the robbery attempt, the victim tried to flee from the spot but was attacked with a knife by the accused, who managed to take away his wallet.
Health condition of Singh, who is a driver by profession, is said to be stable.
To nab the accused, police have launched a probe and scanned CCTV footages of the area to ascertain if any other person was involved to carry out the crime.
“Profiles of all the suspects and active criminals in the area are being looked into. The spot was inspected by our team and efforts to track the suspects are underway,” TOI quoted police as saying.
This incident came days after a 57-year-old Hungarian national travelling in an autorickshaw was robbed by two motorcycle-borne men in the Lodhi Colony area in the national capital on October 8. The snatching incident took place around 3 pm when the woman was going from Humayun’s Tomb to the Hungarian embassy.
“As soon as the autorickshaw reached near Dayal Singh College, two men came on a motorcycle from behind and snatched the woman’s bag containing her mobile phone, Rs 12,000 cash and bank cards,” a senior officer was quoted as saying by news agency PTI on the next day of the incident.