NEW DELHI: The Delhi Police has arrested 4 people who robbed a 56-year-old man of his two-wheeler and `4.5 lakh cash in north Delhi’s Yudhisthir Setu area, an official said on Monday. According to the official, the accused, identified as Md. Junaid Qureshi, Nadeem, Javed Ahmad and Sameer alias Nanhe, were part of an inter-state gang of dacoits.
The incident happened on June 27 when the complainant SK Jain, who runs a business at Khoya Mandi, Mori Gate in Kashmiri Gate, was going to his home in Bihari Colony, Shahdara on a two-wheeler. When he reached Yudhisther Setu near ISBT, he stopped to make an urgent call.
Meanwhile, four people came on a motorcycle and stopped next to him. “One of them took out a pistol and asked him to hand over the money. The complainant tried to resist, but the assailants robbed his scooty with Rs 4.5 lakh and fled away from the spot,” said DCP (North) Sagar Singh Kalsi.
The police registered an FIR and the DCP formed two teams headed by officers of the ranks of additional DCP. The co-accused were identified and simultaneous raids were conducted in Delhi and Hardoi. Accused Javed was apprehended from Shahabad, Hardoi Uttar Pradesh, Samir Nanhe was apprehended from Loni, Ghaziabad and Nadem was apprehended from Mustafabad, Delhi.
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