New Delhi, Nov. 4 -- Six men have been arrested for allegedly robbing Rs 70 lakh from a man after blocking his scooter near the Gulabi Bagh underpass in north Delhi, throwing chilli powder into his eyes and assaulting him before fleeing with a backpack containing the cash, police said on Wednesday.
The robbery took place on October 24 when the complainant, who worked for a firm in Mayapuri, was returning after collecting Rs 70 lakh from Kucha Mahajani in Chandni Chowk on his scooter, they said.
Around 9.30 pm, when he reached D N Road near the Gulabi Bagh underpass and Roshanara Park, three men riding a motorcycle approached him from behind and blocked his way. They allegedly attacked him and fled with the cash, they said. A case was registered at Roop Nagar police station on October 26 under sections 309(6) (robbery) and 3(5) (common intention) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS). During the investigation, police examined CCTV footage from Kucha Mahajani, which showed two motorcycles following the complainant's scooter as he left the area after collecting the money. The registration numbers of the motorcycles were established and technical surveillance, along with analysis of call detail records, helped identify the suspects, Deputy Commissioner of Police (North) Niharika Bhatt said.
Police conducted coordinated raids in Delhi, Rajasthan and Bihar, leading to the arrest of six accused.
Yogesh Kumar (30) was arrested from Bhiwadi in Rajasthan on October 29, and Rs 1.53 lakh was recovered from his possession. The same day, Seetu (31) was arrested from Burari in Delhi, with Rs 11.80 lakh recovered from him, police said. On October 30, three more accused -- Chandan Kumar (20), Sushobhan alias Sonu (28) and Manish Kumar alias Vicky (21) -- were arrested during raids in Bihar. Police recovered Rs 2.5 lakh from Chandan, Rs 1 lakh from Sushobhan and Rs 5.29 lakh from Manish. A motorcycle was also seized from Chandan, they said.
Published by HT Digital Content Services with permission from Millennium Post.