Retired IAS officer daughter held hostage robbed at gunpoint in Lucknow

  • | Tuesday | 19th February, 2019

"They rummaged through each and every corner of the house," Kishore said.In the meantime, Kishore's neighbour Vineet Dubey heard noises and immediately rushed to Kishore's house, said the police. He resides with his daughter Kumari Prashasti in house number 17/11 Indiranagar near Munshipulia crossing in Indiranagar. They tied Kishore with a rope and entered the room in which Prashasti was studying. LUCKNOW: In a daring incident, a group of five robbers stormed the house of a retired IAS officer , held him and his daughter hostage at gunpoint and committed loot in Indiranagar on Monday noon.They looted Rs 40,000 cash and jewellery and valuables worth Rs 10 lakh. They also held Kishore's domestic help Mukesh and tied him.

LUCKNOW: In a daring incident, a group of five robbers stormed the house of a retired IAS officer , held him and his daughter hostage at gunpoint and committed loot in Indiranagar on Monday noon.They looted Rs 40,000 cash and jewellery and valuables worth Rs 10 lakh. Police suspect the role of their domestic aide and have launched a manhunt to arrest him and his suspected aides.The victim, Raj Kishore, is a retired IAS officer and is the former chairman of Uttar Pradesh Subordinate Service Selection Commission (UPSSSC). He resides with his daughter Kumari Prashasti in house number 17/11 Indiranagar near Munshipulia crossing in Indiranagar. He also runs an optical centre in his house.Kishore said he was reading a newspaper while his daughter Prashasti (24) was in another room when the incident took place, said the police.Around 1.30pm, five miscreants barged into his house and trained a gun at him. They tied Kishore with a rope and entered the room in which Prashasti was studying. They tied her with a sheet and pasted a tape on her mouth. They also held Kishore's domestic help Mukesh and tied him."They rummaged through each and every corner of the house," Kishore said.In the meantime, Kishore's neighbour Vineet Dubey heard noises and immediately rushed to Kishore's house, said the police. By then, the robbers had fled. Dubey set Kishore and his daughter free and informed the police.Units of dog squad and forensic science laboratory also visited the spot.Circle officer (Ghazipur) Tanu Upadhyay said CCTV footage had been accessed and showed that soon after the robbery, Mukesh was the first one to run after the gang on a bicycle. He has been missing since."Footage also shows that before the robbery, Mukesh entered the house and left the gate open. Two minutes later, the robbers entered the house," Upadhyay said.She also added that Mukesh had been employed in January and had not shared his residential address or other details with Kishore."We have registered a dacoity case. Efforts are on to catch the miscreants," she said.

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