New Delhi, May 11: A man was arrested here for allegedly trying to rob the house of a 70-year-old ayurvedic practitioner in south Delhi after he was caught by locals, police said today.
Three of his accomplices managed to escape, they said.
The incident took place late last night at the Sangam Vihar residence of Chandra Gupta Arya, who is staying with his son and wife.
Two men had come to Arya’s house at around 10 pm saying that they needed some medicine for ailment. He asked them to wait and went inside.
Then two more youths came and sought medicines.
While he was bringing the medicines, one of the four men entered a room and tried to take out cash and jewellery, police said adding, Arya saw this and raised an alarm.
“However, the four men took him hostage on knife point and started ransacking the house.
–Agencies