Armed robbers kill lawyer's son, escape with cash in east Delhi

Armed robbers barged into the east Delhi home of the former Director of Prosecution early on Thursday, killed the lawyer’s 32-year-old son and made off with cash and jewellery. Police said at least six armed dacoits had entered the B-Block, Madhuban Colony, house of Sumer Kumar Datta (70) around 2.30 am. They held Datta, his wife Prabha (67) and son Animesh captive and ransacked the house before making off with Rs 25,000 and gold jewellery, reported  Indian Express. [caption id=“attachment_729649” align=“alignleft” width=“380”]  Image for representation only. AFP[/caption] When Animesh tried to resist the robbery, they smothered him to death. A Times of India report quoted an officer as saying, Animesh, who was currently without a job, began to struggle with the armed men. He was pinned down and smothered with a pillow. The accused, who were carrying a gun, left after plundering the house for more than half-an-hour. A case of dacoity and murder was registered in the Preet Vihar police station. Indian Express quoted Datta as saying, “We were woken up by loud shouts and I heard my son’s voice. We rushed towards his room but 6 to 7 masked persons came into our room. They held a gun to my head and asked me to keep quiet. They were holding huge daggers and were talking in Hindi. They ransacked the house and tied mine and Prabha’s hands and feet.” DCP (east) Prabhakar said that the robbery took place between 2.30 am and 3.30 am, when the family was sleeping at their B Block residence inside a gated colony. The incident is being investigated by CP (law and order) Deepak Mishra. The family said that they do not think that the incident has anything to do with Datta’s stint as a prosecution lawyer in the past.