2 more held in Rs.14-L robbery case in Dehradun
Dehradun, Nov. 12 -- A Bajrang Dal functionary is among two men arrested on Tuesday as part of the probe into the Rs.14-lakh Dehradun robbery case, police said on Wednesday.
Officers said the accused were arrested in Guptkashi in Rudraprayag district.
They also recovered Rs.82,000 in cash from their possession, bringing the arrest tally in the case to seven and the overall cash recovery to Rs.3.02 lakh.
The accused were identified as Bajrang Dal functionary Siddhant Badoni (24) and Deepak Singh Shekhawat (25). Police recovered Rs.40,000 from Badoni and Rs.42,000 from Shekhawat.
Earlier, police had arrested three suspects-Sarvjeet Singh alias Happy, Jasmeet Singh, and Shakti Singh-on November 9 with Rs.1.5 lakh in cash. Two more accomplices, Karan Yadav and Sohail Akhtar alias Sahil, were arrested on November 10.
"Acting on electronic surveillance and manual intelligence, police tracked down the two fleeing suspects to Guptkashi on November 10," SSP Pramendra Dobhal said.
According to the police, on November 7, complainant Rajesh Kumar Soni, a resident of Haripur Kalan, visited his associate Dinesh Tiwari in Dehradun in the afternoon to collect Rs.14 lakh in cash for a land deal.
"As Soni, Tiwari, and two acquaintances, Omkar and Gurvinder, were travelling in the car near Indresh Hospital in vehicle UK06 2002, a group of men riding scooters and motorcycles intercepted their vehicle. The attackers assaulted the occupants and fled with the cash bag kept on the rear seat," he said.
Bajrang Dal leader Vikas Verma claimed that certain media outlets were attempting to defame the group. "Some media outlets are trying to malign Bajrang Dal. The investigation into the matter is currently underway, and the case is yet to reach court. Their guilt has not been proven yet," he said....
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