| NEW DELHI: Seven armed robbers wearing masks entered the house of a senior lawyer, a retired director of prosecution, smothered his 32-year-old son to death and made off with cash and jewellery worth lakhs early Thursday morning. Police said the men removed a window grill to enter the house in east Delhi's Madhuban Colony near Preet Vihar, a locality that's home to several retired IAS and IPS officers, as well as judges. S K Datta, 71, and his wife Prabha, 67, were tied and their son, Animesh, was killed probably because he resisted the intruders. An officer said Animesh, who was currently without a job, began to struggle with the armed men . He was pinned down and smothered with a pillow. The accused, who were carrying a gun, left after plundering the house for more than half-an-hour. Datta, who retired as the top prosecution lawyer (of NCT) in May 2004, was asked to hand over valuables at gunpoint. The crime is being investigated no less than special CP (law and order) Deepak Mishra. According to DCP (east) Prabhakar, the robbery took place between 2.30am-3.30am, when the family was sleeping at their B Block residence locate inside the gated colony. Though the exact loss is yet to be calculated, the jewellery taken by the men include a bracelet, chains, gold bangles and three costly rings. Besides, Rs 25,000 was also taken in cash. Top district cops believe the robbers formed two groups and attacked both the elderly couple and the ir son sleeping in different rooms. "Both the advocate and his wife had no idea about the intrusion till they were surrounded. By the time they opened their eyes, the accused had began tying them up with clothes lying around in the house. The robbers initially ordered them not to protest promising them that they meant no harm. But the shocked couple shouted for help. Their son, Animesh, sleeping in the other room, heard the shouts and rushed to his parents' room," said a senior investigating officer. Datta's version was slightly different. "Suddenly, seven people were inside the house. We heard he screams from our son's room and tried to rush there. However, we too were tied up. They did not kill our son in front of our eyes," he told TOI. He said he was in a daze and did not exactly remember the exact sequence of events. The se nior lawyer, however, maintained that the accused were speaking in clear Hindi and did not use Bengali - which means the several Bangladeshi gangs active in the area were probably not involved. According to Ranjit Singh, Datta's neighbour, it was Prabha who first managed to wriggle herself free. "It seems the robbers did not fasten the knots too tightly on her. She helped untie her husband and both of them called their married daughter, who stays in the same colony. She called up the police. "The family rang my bell around 3.45am and I accompanied them to a dentist, Dr Anasuya Sharma, residing next door. Though she did not find any signs of life in Animesh, the cops took him to the nearby Metro Hospital where he was declared brought dead,'' said Singh. Asked if the robbery had anything to do with Datta's past as a prosecution lawyer, the family said they were not sure. A case under IPC sections 395 (dacoity) and 396 (murder in dacoity) has been registered a t Preet Vihar. "We are investigating the case keeping in mind the specific modus operandi, timing and movement of the accused,'' said Asif Mohammad, additional DCP (east).  via Top Stories - Google News http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNGHo_SpKUf7YZEG1uKWTQ7m_o62ig&url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/Robbers-strike-at-home-of-senior-lawyer-kill-son/articleshow_dc/19733909.cms | |||
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