7 held for robbing man of Rs 60 Lakh

New Delhi, January 14

Seven men — Deepak Chauhan (36), Sonu Verma (41), Jitender (25), Pradeep Kumar (26), Kishor Viswakarma (43), Ashok (45) and Nitu (35) — were arrested for allegedly robbing a person of Rs 60 lakh at gunpoint at northeast Delhi’s Welcome, a police official said.

On Dec 26, Amit filed a complaint at Welcome Police Station that in the evening, he and his colleague Pankaj Tyagi were returning to his Babarpur office by car after collecting payment from Seelampur. Near his office, two persons broke the glass of Amit's car’s window and robbed the bag containing money at gunpoint and fled on a motorcycle with the third accomplice.

Police have collected CCTV camera footage from Seelampur, Maujpur and Chhajjupur. Acting on a tip-off, a trap was laid on Signature Bridge Road and four accused were apprehended, said DCP AK Thakur, adding that the other three were arrested later. Pradeep, who used to work at complainant's office, informed his accomplices about Amit carrying money.

After robbing Amit, they distributed the money among themselves at Jitender's house in Ghaziabad. Three country-made pistols, 10 cartridges, Rs 11.20 lakh, and a motorcycle have been seized from the accused, the DCP added. — TNS