Gurgaon: Four more accused, including a Bangladeshi national, were arrested on Sunday in connection with the robbery at the house of a retired colonel in Sector 23.The police identified the accused as Kaleem, alias Aslam, residing at Dargah Nizamuddin Auliya; Javed, alias Raja, of Delhi’s Dildar Nagar Basti; Mohammad Rajja, alias Sanu, from Sangam Vihar, Wazirabad; and Mohammad Alamgir, a Bangladeshi national also living in Sangam Vihar. The total number of accused in the case has risen to eight.On June 4, around 2:50am, the armed men broke into the colonel’s residence. They held the colonel and his family—his son, daughter-in-law and granddaughter—hostage while accomplices kept watch. The men looted the premises, fleeing with cash, jewellery and other valuables.The colonel’s son immediately reported the incident at the Palam Vihar police station.The first breakthrough came on June 10 when the Crime Branch team of Palam Vihar arrested four accused near Bajghera underpass, Dwarka Road. They were identified as Hilal, Mamo Khan, Mohammad Khairul Sheikh alias Arman and Mohammad Mamun — all Bangladeshi nationals residing in Delhi.The men attempted to evade arrest by jumping into the underpass, sustaining injuries. They were admitted to the hospital for treatment. Police also recovered Javed’s car, which was allegedly used in the crime.“The gang scanned the area before targeting large houses for theft. It is suspected that they were involved in similar offences in the past,” Sandeep Turan, police spokesperson, said.Police revealed that Hilal had 12 criminal cases registered against him in Delhi, including dacoity and Arms Act violations. Mamo Khan has a theft case registered in Delhi. Khairul has eight cases registered in Haryana, Delhi and Uttar Pradesh, which include dacoity, murder and Gangster Act offences. Mamun has three cases registered in Gurgaon and Delhi involving robbery and dacoity.The accused were produced before a court on June 14 and remanded to three days of police custody.
