Four arrested for robbery in jewellery shop

THE ACCUSED HAD ROBBED 30-35 GOLD CHAINS FROM A JEWELLERY MANUFACTURING UNIT IN HARI NAGAR

NEW DELHI: Four people, including a man from a well off family, have been arrested for their involvement in a daylight armed robbery at a jewellery shop last month, the police said on Saturday.

Shiv Kumar Mishra, a resident of Uttar Pradesh’s Ghonda district and son of a senior retired manager, was arrested along with Sanjay, 44, Rohit, 25, and Deepak, 24, on Thursday from west Delhi’s Peeragarhi Chowk following a tip-off.

With their arrest, the Delhi police claimed to have solved six criminal cases.

“The arrested accused had robbed 30-35 gold chains, weighing about 500 grams, from a jewellery manufacturing unit at gun point in Hari Nagar on March 24,” deputy commissioner of police (special cell) Rajiv Ranjan said.

They also confessed to have robbed a scooterist of `50,000 and gold jewellery in broad daylight in Punjabi Bagh on February 21, the official added.

According to the official, Sanjay and Rohit are professional criminals and have been previously involved in 50 and 40 criminal cases respectively.

Sanjay lured Mishra, who was previously involved in five cases of cheating and negotiable instruments act, to join his gang in 2014 in Tihar Jail.

“Sanjay and his associates had robbed `65,000 from DBG Road area by keeping a cashier of cash collection agency hostage at gun point on November 1, 2013.

IANS