Armed gang robs pediatrician, wife of Rs 66 lakh at knifepoint in Lonavala

Unidentified men barged into the multi-storey structure by climbing the building and entering the bedroom on the first floor through a window. The miscreants threatened them with a knife while seeking information about the valuables and cash. Scared for their lives, the elderly couple handed over the key of cupboards where cash and valuables were kept. At around 3 am, the robbers escaped. They took sheets from the house and used them to come down from the balcony and escaped.

The doctor then managed to press an alarm button to alert the hospital staff. A staff member rushed to the doctor after hearing the alarm call and freed the couple and police were informed, reports Hindustan Times.

Inspector Dilip Pawar, of Lonavala Town police station, told The Indian Express, "We now know that six of them had entered the house, while some others were outside the building to keep a watch. The doctor and his wife were tied up and gagged, and the dacoits looted the couple of their cash and jewellery at knifepoint. They have told us that the dacoits decamped with cash of Rs 50 lakh and jewellery worth Rs 16 lakh."