Former CS's family drugged, looted by domestic help

JAIPUR: Three family members of former Rajasthan chief secretary VBL Mathur were robbed allegedly by their domestic help on Thursday under the Kho Nagoriyan area.
Mathur's son Sanjeev, daughter-in-law Kanchan, and grandson Gaurav-were rendered unconscious after their maid, a man from Chhattisgarh, allegedly mixed an intoxicating substance in their food.
The incident came to the notice when their maid arrived at Mathur's residence at 11am to do household chores.Upon entering the house, she discovered all three of them unconscious in different rooms.
She called for help and the commotion prompted neighbours to rush to the scene. By 1.15pm, the police transported all three to SMS Hospital in a semi-unconscious state.
SHO (Kho Nagoriyan) Suresh Yadava said that the condition of the injured is reported to be stable and the statements will be recorded once their condition improves.
Investigations have revealed that the accused Puran, a native of Chhattisgarh, mixed some substance in the family's food the previous night.
Subsequently, he looted jewellery and cash from the residence before fleeing.
"The exact amount of what has been looted would be ascertained once the family is able to give their statements," Yadav said.
Jaipur police commissioner Biju George Joseph said that efforts were underway to track down the suspects involved in the case and the accused would be arrested soon.
"All our teams are on the lookout for the suspect. We are using our special teams to hunt down the main culprit," said DCP (East) Gyan Chandra Yadav.
"Their condition is fine now and are expected to be discharged from the hospital very soon," Yadav said.