Army Captain Taken Hostage In His Own Car, Before It Was Stolen In Delhi

An Army captain was allegedly robbed of his car and cash by a group of men in a motorcycle in Dwarka, in Delhi, police said today.

Captain Mukul Verma had stopped his car near Dwarka, Sector 5 on Monday to drink water when some men reached there and forcefully entered his vehicle, police said.

The men made him sit on the back seat of the car after claiming that they had weapons and drove to Sector 12 in Dwarka where they forced him to withdraw Rs 40,000 from an ATM, police said.

Later, they dropped him at a traffic signal near Sector 13 and fled with his car, cash and cell phone, police said.

A case has been registered and investigation is underway.