New Delhi, Nov 4 : The North District Police arrested six people in connection with a robbery of Rs 70 lakh near the Gulabi Bagh Underpass in Delhi's Roop Nagar area and recovered Rs 30.23 lakh in cash, a motorcycle and other items.
New Delhi, Nov 4 (IANS) The North District Police arrested six people in connection with a robbery of Rs 70 lakh near the Gulabi Bagh Underpass in Delhi’s Roop Nagar area and recovered Rs 30.23 lakh in cash, a motorcycle and other items.
According to the police, the robbery took place on October 24 when the complainant was returning to Mayapuri on his scooty after collecting Rs 70 lakh in cash from Kucha Ghasi Ram in Chandni Chowk, on his employer’s instructions.
After collecting and counting the money, he placed it in a black backpack and kept it on the front footrest of his scooty. At around 9.30 p.m., when he reached D.N. Road near the Gulabi Bagh Underpass and Roshanara Park, three unidentified men on a motorcycle approached him from behind and blocked his way.
One of the accused threw chilli powder into his eyes, while the other two assaulted him. The trio then snatched the backpack containing Rs 70 lakh and fled. Following the incident, an FIR was registered at Roop Nagar police station on October 26 under Sections 309(6) and 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).
A joint team of the Roop Nagar police station and Special Staff of the North District was constituted to investigate the case. The initial breakthrough came from CCTV footage obtained from Kucha Mahajani in Chandni Chowk, which showed two Apache motorcycles following the complainant's scooty as he left the area.
The police identified the registration numbers of both motorcycles. Further technical surveillance and analysis of Call Detail Records (CDRs) helped identify the suspects. Subsequently, coordinated raids were conducted in Delhi, Rajasthan and Bihar.
The six arrested accused were identified as Chandan Kumar (20), Sushobhan alias Sonu (28), Manish Kumar alias Vicky (21), Yogesh Kumar (30), Seetu (31) and Mantu Yadav (25). They are residents of Bihar, Delhi and Jharkhand.
On October 29, the police arrested Yogesh Kumar from Bhiwadi in Rajasthan and recovered Rs 1,53,500 from his possession. On the same day, another accused, Seetu, was arrested from his residence in Burari, Delhi, with Rs 11.80 lakh in cash.
On October 30, three more accused, Chandan Kumar, Sushobhan alias Sonu and Manish Kumar alias Vicky were arrested during raids in Bihar. The police recovered Rs 50 lakh from Chandan, Rs 1 lakh from Sushobhan and Rs 5.29 lakh from Manish.
During further interrogation of Yogesh and Seetu, the police received information that led to the arrest of the mastermind, Mantu Yadav, on October 31 from Fatak Barwalan in Ballimaran, Chandni Chowk. At his instance, a black bag containing Rs 8.10 lakh was recovered from his residence. Three debit cards and a PAN card, all bearing his name, were also found in the bag.
According to the police, Mantu played a key role in planning and coordinating the robbery. While working as a cleaner at a shop in Kucha Mahajani, he became familiar with the movement of people carrying large amounts of cash from the area. He allegedly brought the other accused together and, with the assistance of his associate Vakil, shared information about potential targets.
During interrogation, Mantu disclosed that he had deposited Rs 3.01 lakh from his share of the robbed money into different bank accounts. These included his Punjab National Bank and Bank of India accounts, as well as accounts belonging to his mother and sister. The police are verifying the deposits through bank records.
The police said Seetu has six previous involvements in robbery cases. Meanwhile, efforts are underway to verify the identities and roles of two other suspects, Pawan and Vakil, and apprehend them.
