Two sustain bullet injuries during robbery attempt

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Press Trust of India New Delhi
Last Updated : Jun 30 2016 | 12:22 AM IST
Two persons working at a diamond trader's office sustained injuries after they were shot at by three unidentified men who had come to rob their employer in central Delhi's Karol Bagh area in broad daylight today.
The incident took place around 11.15 AM when the three robbers came on a motorbike and forced inside the diamond trader's office.
They held him at gunpoint and asked him to hand over cash and jewellery, a police official said.
There were eight employees in the office who surrounded the robbers, who suddenly opened fire in order to escape and two of the employees sustained injury in the firing.
However, robbers managed to fled but could not get hold of any cash or jewellery.
Police are trying to ascertain identities of the accused men with the help of CCTV footage obtained from a neighbouring building.
A case has been registered at Karol Bagh Police Station and investigation is underway, the official added.
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First Published: Jun 30 2016 | 12:22 AM IST

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