Viral CCTV footage shows two robbers handing Rs 100 to a Delhi couple they were trying to rob at gunpoint just seconds earlier.
CCTV footage has captured the bizarre robbery attempt in Delhi's Shahdara area
In a bizarre incident, two Delhi robbers who were trying to rob a couple at gunpoint ended up giving them Rs 100 and left the scene without harming them in any way.
Footage of the empathetic robbers and their attempted robbery was captured on CCTV cameras at the Farsh Bazaar area of east Delhi's Shahdara on June 21. The footage shows two men, both wearing helmets, stopping their two-wheeler near the couple. One man gets off the scooter and points a gun at the couple, while the other appears to frisk them.
Realising that they had nothing on them except Rs 20 banknotes, the robbers were seen handing them something to the couple before driving off. The couple later told police that the bike-borne robbers gave them a Rs 100 note, according to an NDTV report.
Police managed to trace the robbers after analysing footage from nearly 200 CCTV cameras installed in the vicinity. The accused were identified as Dev Verma and Harsh Rajput. They were both inebriated at the time of the incident.
“Both the robbers had consumed a lot of alcohol at the time of the incident. After examining the CCTV footage, it was found that these robbers had created panic in many areas. We have recovered the pistol,” said DCP Shahdara, Rohit Meena.
The two robbers told police that they were trying to join the gang of gangster Neeraj Bawana and were influenced by his YouTube videos. Cops recovered around 30 stolen cellphones from their possession.
