CCTV footage shows the accused men in front of the house
GHAZIABAD: A robbery attempt was reported at a restaurant owner’s house in Aditya World City of Kavi Nagar area on Monday.
The accused duo allegedly entered the house posing as insurance agents. According to police, the house belongs to Tarun Verma, who owns a restaurant in Ghaziabad.
The robbers allegedly held Tarun’s mother at knifepoint and when he tried to help her, one of the men attacked him with a knife, police said. The robbers fled the spot when Tarun’s mother raised the alarm.
According to the complainant, he was in his room around 2.30pm when two people came and knocked on their gate. Uma (62), Tarun’s mother, opened the door and the two accused men introduced themselves as insurance agents.
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Updated Jan 10, 2021 | 08:26 IST
A trader in UP s Ghaziabad near Delhi was allegedly abducted at gunpoint after for not paying extortion money. Trader kidnapped at gunpoint after he refuses to pay extortion money [Representative image] | Photo Credit: iStock Images
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The trader said that on December 28, he received, on WhatsApp, an extortion demand and a threat to murder him if the money was not paid.
The next day, he was allegedly kidnapped by a group of armed men when he was headed towards Lal Kuan on his motorcycle.
Ghaziabad: A trader in Uttar Pradesh’s Ghaziabad near Delhi was allegedly abducted at gunpoint by a group of masked men for allegedly not paying extortion money. The accused later dumped the trader, identified as Ankit Singh, at an isolated spot and fled, police said.
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