Man arrested for robbing jewellery worth Rs 45 lakh

A 30-year-old man was arrested for allegedly snatching a jewellery bag with ornaments worth Rs 45 lakh in Northwest Delhi last month, the police said on Sunday.

The accused, identified as Akash, was nabbed by a team and five gold sets, one diamond set belonging to the complainant and a scooter used in the crime were recovered from his possession.

On August 28, complainant Satish Kumar, a resident of Karnal in Haryana, reported that while he was travelling in his car from Karol Bagh to Karnal with his driver, two men on a motorcycle smashed the window of their car near the Prem Bari Pul red light and fled with a bag containing jewellery.

Based on his complaint, a case was registered and further investigation was initiated.

The police scanned the CCTV footage and conducted multiple raids before apprehending Akash. He confessed to committing the crime and disclosed that he was looking for a buyer for the stolen ornaments. The police said Akash was a bad character of the Inderpuri police station and had previously been involved in 16 criminal cases. Efforts were on to trace his associates.