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Jul 08 2008

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Prachi Mehta

Man killed while stopping robbery at his residence!

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In the early hours of this Sunday, a 41 year old teacher was shot dead when he tried to stop a robbery taking place in his house that time.

Suresh Kumar, a resident of Rama Vihar in outer Delhi, never knew it would be his last sleep with his family on the Saturday night. Rama Vihar that falls in the Aman Vihar police station area was the crime place. On hearing certain noises a little after midnight, Kumar got up to find three armed men trying to rob his place to which he suddenly got up and caught hold of one of the men, who in return backfired at him to save himself up. The robbers were supposed to be fully armed and fled on foot. Kumar’s family constitutes his wife and two children, aged seven and eleven years.

According to his wife, Suresh had a few disputes with people and requested the police to look into the matter as the murder could have been planned by the same people. She announced that the gun shot had woken her up and as she got up, she found her husband shot and lying on the floor amidst blood. Renu further informs that instantly she got up and went to the terrace to shout for help but by the time she could gather some neighbors, the robbers had fled from the crime scene. Suresh had been brought to the Sanjay Gandhi Hospital where he was declared brought dead. A case of murder has been registered with the Anand Vihar police station and the investigations are on to find the three robbers and also to look into the plea of the wife that if it is a planned murder involving Kumar’s enemies.

The robbers could not take away any valuables from the house and are believed to have entered the house through the terrace.

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