New Delhi: Six people were arrested in connection with the robbery of Rs 70 lakh near the Gulabi Bagh underpass following coordinated raids in Delhi, Rajasthan and Bihar, Police said. Rs 30.2 lakh in cash and a motorcycle, allegedly used in the crime, were recovered from the accused.The accused were identified as Chandan Kumar, Sonu, Vicky, Yogesh Kumar, Seetu and Mantu Yadav. The robbery was allegedly planned by Yadav, who used to work as a cleaner at a shop in Kucha Mahajani and was subsequently familiar with the movement of large sums of cash in the area.The hunt for the accused began on Oct 24 after three men riding a motorcycle allegedly forced the complainant to stop near Gulabi Bagh flyover and threw chilli powder into his eyes. The trio then snatched a bag containing Rs 70 lakh in cash from his scooter and fled.“Following the incident, police examined CCTV footage from the Kucha Mahajani area and identified the registration numbers of the motorcycles used in the crime. Further analysis of call detail records helped identify the six suspects and raids were conducted in Delhi, Bihar and Rajasthan to catch them,” said DCP Niharika Bhatt.Two of the accused, Yogesh and Seetu, were arrested from Rajasthan’s Bhiwadi and Burari respectively on Oct 29, with over Rs 13 lakh in cash being recovered from them. Chandan, Sonu and Vicky were arrested on Oct 30 following raids in Bihar’s Gaya district and adjoining areas. Rs 8.5 lakh was recovered from the three along with a motorcycle used in the incident.Yadav, was arrested on Oct 31 from Old Delhi’s Ballimaran, following which a black bag containing Rs 8.1 lakh in cash and three debit cards in his possession were seized. According to investigators, he had persuaded the accused to come to Delhi from their native states to rob people.During interrogation, Yadav allegedly disclosed that he had deposited Rs 3.01 lakh from his share of the robbed money into different bank accounts, including those belonging to his mother and his sister. Police said the transactions are being verified through bank records.A total of Rs 30.2 lakh was seized from the six accused along with a motorcycle used in the crime.Investigators are also verifying the involvement of two other suspects, identified as Pawan and Vakil, and efforts are underway to trace and arrest them.
