A gang of Bangladeshi nationals have been arrested after allegedly holding two former BBC Scotland employees at gunpoint in their new home in India.
A gang of Bangladeshi nationals have been arrested after allegedly holding two former BBC Scotland employees at gunpoint in their new home in India.
Fiona Henderson and her husband David Nisbet and two of their children were tied up during a robbery at their house in the Vasant Kunj area of Delhi.
The couple moved to India after Mr Nisbet, 44, a former reporter with the BBC, was appointed communications director with Edinburgh-based oil firm Cairn Energy.
Their 14-year-old son James and 16-year-old daughter Charlotte were tied up but it is understood the gunmen did not tie up the couple's five-year-old daughter Georgina.
It was reported the raid happened in the early hours of Monday morning. The family were said to be traumatised but unhurt.
The gang was said to have taken beer, wine and chocolates and some valuables.
Around 60 police officers were involved in the hunt and the seven Bangladeshi nationals were arrested the next day. Police suspect the gang had been involved in other raids in the region.
Ms Henderson worked for BBC Scotland as a reporter for more than 15 years before leaving the corporation last year.
The Times of India reported that the gang allegedly entered the teenagers' bedroom and woke them up at gunpoint, before taking them to their parents' bedroom, where the entire family was huddled together and tied.
The newspaper quoted Mr Nisbet as telling police officers: "The men, who were all masked, were speaking very little English and were only asking for money and dollars."
A spokesman for Cairn Energy declined to comment last night and said the family had asked not to be disturbed while recovering from their ordeal.
