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Nearly a month after employees of a jewelry store were robbed at gunpoint of jewelry worth Rs 1.2 crore in Panchhil Park, south Delhi, Delhi police have arrested four men in connection with the case and recovered 121 diamonds and gold jewellery.
Police said the accused planned the robbery in Bihar and then came to Noida where they stayed for 20-22 days. The police added that based on a tip-off, the accused conducted a survey of Karol Bagh and South Delhi every day for three weeks to carry out their plan.
On May 10, a man working as a sales manager for Karol Bagh jewelry store alleged that he and a colleague were held at gunpoint near the Punchchill Bridge by unknown passengers, then snatched their bags and left. The bag contained more than 181 pieces of gold and diamond jewellery.
Police said more than 150 surveillance cameras were checked, a route of 15 to 30 km was mapped and a scooter was confiscated from Vasant Vihar.
We found that the scooter had been abandoned by the accused. It has been sold several times over the past year and has been sold using fake IDs. The team tracked down two suspects who provided false property details. Then we found two mobile phone numbers. Active last seen near Agra. Deputy Commissioner of Police (South) Chandan Chowdhury said teams continued to investigate the movements of the suspects and checked more than 35 mobile phone numbers.
Police focused on three numbers, which were traced to Noida and Karol Bagh. Several raids were carried out in Delhi, Noida, Agra and Bihar.
“Our teams have finally stopped the thieves Rahul and Penku Kumar from Nalanda district of Bihar. Based on their case, another accused Ranjan from Bihar has been arrested, and their colleague Ajay has been arrested from New Osmanpur, Delhi. A total of 121 diamonds and stolen gold jewelery were found based on On being questioned. The stolen jewelry was moved several times after the theft.”
During interrogation, the police found that the accused had planned the robbery in Nalanda, Bihar. According to the police, Rahul and Pinku received information about the movement of the jewels from Karol Bagh to South Delhi.
Ranjan provided the information because his brother, Ajay, had been working in the same shop for more than 20 years. The men even took a room in a hostel in Noida where they stayed 20-22 days. During this time, they also meet Ajay who leads them. They also bought a motorbike and did a 20-day reconnaissance to perfect their plan…”, said one of the officers.
According to the police, Benko was arrested in a murder case in 2011 and released last year. Rahul is a historical writer in Bihar and has been arrested 4-5 times. Police said Ranjan and Ajay planned the robbery because they wanted to make money quickly.
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