Panchkula: Another arrest made in Dhakoli carjacking case

The accused, arrested by crime branch, Sector 26, Panchkula, has been identified as Rajiv, alias Gopu, from Hisar

Police have arrested the second accused involved in robbing a Dhakoli resident of his car at a Panchkula market in June this year, even as his domestic help was sitting in the vehicle.

The accused was produced before a Panchkula court on Monday after the three-day police remand ended and sent to judicial custody. (iStock)

The accused, arrested by crime branch, Sector 26, has been identified as Rajiv, alias Gopu, from Hisar. His co-accused, Manish of Jind, was already arrested on October 6.

Police said Rajiv was arrested from Sector 14, Panchkula, on October 27 after “sustained surveillance” for almost three months. “Rajiv was the one who had snatched the keys from the victim and drove away the vehicle,” said assistant commissioner of police (ACP, Crime) Arvind Kamboj while addressing a press conference on Monday.

The accused was produced before a court on Monday after the three-day police remand ended and sent to judicial custody.

“The duo is involved in multiple cases of car thefts, kidnapping and burglaries in the state,” the ACP added.

The victim, Mathew John, a resident of Airforce Enclave, Dhakoli, had reported that around 2 pm on June 28, he had gone to Axis Bank in Sector 20 to deposit some money. His domestic help, Nargis, 24, was accompanying him.