PRAYAGRAJ, July 21 -- A distant relative of the victim has been identified as the mastermind behind the sensational daylight robbery that took place in Prayagraj's Kaundhiara area on Friday. DCP (Trans Yamuna) Vivek Yadav said on Sunday that following an intensive investigation, police discovered that the relative, along with his four associates, had committed the crime.

He stated that all five accused involved in the crime have been sent to jail, and the stolen cash and jewellery have been recovered from their possession.

On Friday, in Jari Bazaar under Kaundhiara police station area, miscreants held the wife of a grain merchant hostage at knife point at knifepoint in broad daylight and looted valuables from their home. They escaped wi...