New Delhi: A Delhi Metro employee was stabbed and robbed of Rs. 12 lakh by unidentified men at the Rajindra Place Metro station today.
Police said the suspects attacked the official with a knife at the control room of the station, where the ticket counter is located and looted the cash.
At around 05:15 AM today, two unidentified persons entered into the paid area of Rajendra Place Metro station on Line-3/4 (Dwarka Sec-21 to Noida City Centre/Vaishali) through AFC Gates by using Gate No. 2. Thereafter, they entered forcibly into the Station Control Room located at Platform No. 2 on the pretext of a complaint and grabbed the on duty Station Controller Sh. Kunal Kishore, stabbed him and took away station earning of approx. Rs. 12 Lakhs. At around 05:34 AM, both persons exited the station through Gate No.1.
A case of robbery has been registered at Rajori Garden Metro Police station.
Later, Sh. Kunal Kishore was admitted to Sir Ganga Ram Hospital for medical assistance. A senior Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) official said that the employee is “out of danger” now.
Serious incident. CISF boast of high security in metro.Meticulously planning by culprits proves security collapse in metro stations throughout delhi n NCR.