New Delhi: AICC member was robbed of Rs 60000 by two bike-borne miscreants in Delhi’s Cantonment area on Friday while the member was on her way to the hospital.
AICC member Amrita Dhawan was robbed when the miscreants made away with her bag.
Ms Dhawan took to Twitter to narrate the incident where she said the miscreants later returned and threw the empty bag on her face making away with the cash.
“I had a quite DISTURBING EXPERIENCE last evening on #DelhiRoad. It raises many questions in my mind. Least I expect is a thorough investigation to crackdown these organised looters,as I hear now is that this stretch being often used,” she tweeted.
Several political leaders, including Aam Aadmi Party leader Alka Lamba, expressed concern over the incident and raised question over women’s safety in the national capital.
“Hope nothing happened to you … This is really shocking & sad… No One is safe in the Capital #Delhi, specially Women,” Lamba responded in a tweet.
Delhi Mahila Congress chief Sharmistha Mukherjee also expressed shock over the incident and asked the Delhi Police to wake up from its slumber.
“What a harrowing experience! Women r not safe even in broad daylight& within confines of their cars.Cases of snatching& looting by organised gangs r increasing by d day.Hope @delhipolice wakes up from its slumber& cracks down on ths gangs 2 make life& belongings of citizens safer,” the daughter of former president Pranab Mukherjee tweeted.