A Delhi Metro staffer was stabbed and robbed of Rs 12 lakh by unidentified men in station control room on Platform Number Two of Rajinder Place Metro station on Monday morning within just 20 minutes. Joint Commissioner of Police MK Meena said that they registered a case and were investigating it. They stabbed him and took away station earning of around Rs 12 lakh.
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A CISF official said CCTV footage had revealed two men in mid-twenties, faces covered with handkerchives, enter the Rajendra Nagar Metro station at 5.14 am. “No arrests have been made yet”, a senior police official said.
CISF is responsible for providing security at all the metro stations in Delhi. His condition was stable.
A three-inch-long knife was later recovered from the spot.
CISF officials claimed the men were frisked and “clean”.
An old empty magazine used to hold pistol bullets was detected in his baggage by CISF security personnel, they said.
According to police officials, prima facie it appears to be a planned crime and they are questioning several staff members to ascertain several facts.
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While it is not clear whether the attack has been caught on camera, police is examining all CCTV cameras at the station to trace the suspects.
