New Delhi: A senior official serving within the Ministry of External Affairs was robbed of his official laptop computer, passport and different valuables after unidentified males broke his automotive’s window pane when he tried to assist an individual mendacity unconscious on the Aurobindo Marg in south Delhi, police stated on Tuesday. Police suspect the notorious ‘Thak-Thak’ gang to be behind the incident. The incident passed off Monday night when the deputy secretary (Legal Officer) posted on the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) was returning residence in Greater Kailash from workplace, police stated. Officials stated a PCR name was obtained on the Kotla Mubarak Pur police station at round 6.30 pm concerning the theft.
“When the police staff reached the spot in front of AIIMS Gate No 2, Ring Road, the victim said that he saw a person was lying unconscious on the Aurobindo Marg (INA Market) towards South Extension. The victim then parked his car and called the PCR for help. The PCR van later took away the person. When the victim returned to his car, he was astonished to find his vehicle’s window broken and his belongings, including the official laptop, two mobile phones and his diplomatic passport, official IDs, bank cards, 20 Euros and Rs 7,000 cash, were missing,” a senior police officer stated.
“On his complaint, a case under sections 379 (theft) and 427 (mischief causing damage) of the Indian Penal Code was registered. Efforts are on to apprehend the accused,” he stated.
Police are additionally CCTV cameras put in in and across the scene of crime to establish the accused and confirm the sequence of occasions that unfolded on the day of incident.
