A pilot of SpiceJet airlines was looted in the middle of the night at gunpoint, attacked by a knife in the national capital Delhi on Wednesday.

Yuvraj Tewatia was in his office cab and on the way to Indira Gandhi International airport from his house in Faridabad at around 1:00 am IST when a group of masked men in motorcycles blocked his way and forcibly stopped his car.&nbsp;

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According to the police complaint, the accused broke the windows of the car using rods, robbed his belongings, and took away the cash that he was carrying. They also hit the pilot with a pistol grip and attacked him with a knife, which left him bleeding.&nbsp;

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After the accused left, the pilot called the cops and a case of robbery was registered.&nbsp;

The police said that Tewatia received "minor injuries", the driver is unhurt and the accused are yet to be nabbed.&nbsp;

Deputy Commissioner of Police (Southwest) Devender Arya said Emergency Response Vehicle (ERV) was patrolling the area near IIT flyover, where the incident occurred and they spotted the vehicle after getting an alert.&nbsp;

"The ERV chased the bikers till Mehrauli, which is quite a distance. We are evaluating all the footage from CCTV cameras from the flyover to the place in Mehrauli, and are in the process of identifying the accused," the DCP said, reported The Indian Express.

Arya also said that the registration number of the bikes have been noted down by the ERV officials.&nbsp;

A pilot of SpiceJet airlines was looted in the middle of the night at gunpoint, attacked by a knife in the national capital Delhi on Wednesday. Yuvraj Tewatia was in his office cab and on the way to Indira Gandhi International airport from his house in Faridabad at around 1:00 am IST when a group of masked men in motorcycles blocked his way and forcibly stopped his car.

A pilot of SpiceJet airlines was looted in the middle of the night at gunpoint, attacked by a knife in the national capital Delhi on Wednesday. Yuvraj Tewatia was in his office cab and on the way to Indira Gandhi International airport from his house in Faridabad at around 1:00 am IST when a group of masked men in motorcycles blocked his way and forcibly stopped his car. Also read | COVID-19: Maharashtra records 2,560 cases; death toll in Delhi rises to 606 According to the police complaint, the accused broke the windows of the car using rods, robbed his belongings, and took away the cash that he was carrying. They also hit the pilot with a pistol grip and attacked him with a knife, which left him bleeding. Also read | Delhi LG Anil Baijal approves release of Manu Sharma in Jessica Lal murder case After the accused left, the pilot called the cops and a case of robbery was registered. The police said that Tewatia received "minor injuries", the driver is unhurt and the accused are yet to be nabbed. Deputy Commissioner of Police (Southwest) Devender Arya said Emergency Response Vehicle (ERV) was patrolling the area near IIT flyover, where the incident occurred and they spotted the vehicle after getting an alert. "The ERV chased the bikers till Mehrauli, which is quite a distance. We are evaluating all the footage from CCTV cameras from the flyover to the place in Mehrauli, and are in the process of identifying the accused," the DCP said, reported The Indian Express. Arya also said that the registration number of the bikes have been noted down by the ERV officials.

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