India, Feb. 28 -- NEW DELHI

Five members of an interstate gang have been arrested for robbing a Jammu-based trader of Rs.15 lakh and iPhones worth Rs.30 lakh near Majnu Ka Tila earlier this month, police said on Friday. Three women members of the gang were accusing the victim of molestation to coerce the victim into refrain from approaching the police, officers said.

Police said that the money and phones have been recovered.

Deputy commissioner of police (north) Raja Banthia said that on February 17, complainant Ramesh Lal (39), a resident of Jammu district, reported that he had boarded a private bus from Jammu to Delhi on the intervening night of February 16-17.

"He was carrying Rs.15 lakh in cash and 22 packed Apple iPhones worth ar...