A septuagenarian businessman was shot useless and his wife was significantly injured by three unidentified miscreants throughout an armed robbery in Brahmapuri space of Meerut district on Thursday, police mentioned.
As per the police, Dhan Kumar Jain, 70, lived together with his wife Anju Jain, two sons and grandchildren. On Thursday morning, three motorcycle-borne miscreants sporting helmets entered Jain’s home for robbery. When Jain resisted the transfer, the miscreants shot him and his wife Anju Jain, they mentioned.
Whereas Jain died, his grievously injured was admitted to a hospital. Senior superintendent of police (SSP) Rohit Singh Sajwan mentioned, “A staff has been constituted to nab the robbers and they are going to be arrested quickly.”
Circle officer, Brahmapuri space, Suchita Singh mentioned preliminary investigation instructed that loot was the motive of the criminals and efforts had been underway to establish the criminals.
After coming into the home at round 8am, the robbers locked Jain’s youthful son in a room. They then went to Jain’s room the place he was sitting together with his wife. They collected valuables and money after taking them at gunpoint.
One of many criminals shot useless Dhan Kumar Jain after he tried to withstand their transfer and his wife additionally sustained critical bullet accidents. Listening to gunshots their granddaughter got here there however the criminals tied her and locked in a room earlier than escaping.
The lady in some way managed to untie herself after criminals escaped and telephoned her father Naveen Jain who had gone to drop her brother in college alongside together with his wife.
Jain then knowledgeable the police concerning the incident. In the meantime, the physique of the businessman has been despatched for a autopsy examination. (With Company Inputs)