India, Nov. 19 -- Three masked men barged into a house in Vasai on Tuesday afternoon, tied up a woman and her son at knifepoint, and stole jewellery and cash worth Rs.10 lakh before fleeing. The Waliv police said that they have registered a case of robbery and four police teams along with a separate team from the crime branch are trying to track down the accused.

According to the police, Sangita Raut, 48, and her 15-year-old son were in their third floor apartment of Reliable Glory building in Vasai East, when the accused rang the bell around 1:30pm. The police said that when the teenage son opened the door, the accused allegedly pushed him aside, barged into the house and tied up the duo, injuring the woman in the scuffle that ensued. T...