AGRA: A couple, working as central government employees in Gujarat, were robbed of valuables and cash near Raksha Bhawan in New Delhi on Monday.Originally from Agra, the victims, identified as Arvind Kumar Sharma (55), senior accountant at directorate of postal accounts in Ahmedabad, and his wife Uma Sharma (49), teacher at Kendriya Vidyalaya, Baroda, were in New Delhi for personal work when the crime happened.They said that they had deboarded Ashram Express at Old Delhi railway station and were waiting for a cab when a man in his early 20s introduced himself as an Army jawan posted in Gurugram.He even offered to share a ride with them. Speaking to TOI, Uma Sharma, said, “I was trying to book a cab when a youth in his early 20s (who claimed to be an Army jawan) came to my husband and asked if we were going to New Delhi. While both of them were talking, a van with two men stopped near us and started asking for directions. The jawan promptly replied and even requested the van passengers to give us lift till New Delhi.”“After traveling some distance, one of the men in the van claimed that he was an undercover cop from the crime branch wing of Delhi Police who is looking for an elderly couple involved in a murder near Tilak Marg. He then started searching our luggage and forced us to give them whatever cash and ATM cards we had. Scared, we obeyed whatever they said. Later, the three men dumped us with our luggage near Raksha Bhawan and fled,” she added.The couple then dialled Delhi Police who rushed to the spot. Based on a complaint, police registered a case against unidentified persons at Tilak Marg police station.

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