Ghaziabad, Aug 2 (IANS) Six armed men looted cash and jewellery worth about Rs.20 lakh from the house-cum-hospital of a doctor here Tuesday.

The incident occurred in the posh Shalimar Garden locality bordering Delhi.

Doctor Sunil Garg was away from Ghaziabad while his wife Gita and their 18-year-old daughter were watching television when the criminals struck.

The woman said the men threatened to kill her if she did hand over the cash and other valuables. Fearing that she and her daughter may be killed, she did just that.

–Indo-Asian News service
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