Three including driver of firm arrested for robbing ₹10 lakh cash from employees

Ghaziabad: Ghaziabad police on Tuesday arrested three persons for robbing ₹10 lakh from employees of a firm on their way to deposit it at a bank in Raj Nagar District Centre on March 1

Ghaziabad: Ghaziabad police on Tuesday arrested three persons for robbing ₹10 lakh from employees of a firm on their way to deposit it at a bank in Raj Nagar District Centre on March 1. Among the arrested persons was a driver employed with the firm who the police said planned robbery.

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Police identified the suspects as driver Nafees Khan (27), Bobby kushwaha (26) and Mohit Rawat (19). Two of the gang’s accomplices, Suraj Kori and Sunny Kumar, were absconding.

“Khan had brought the cash from Aligarh two days before the incident and knew that it will be taken to be deposited in the bank. He planned the robbery with his accomplices. Khan went to Lucknow with his employer to avoid suspicion on his involvement, while his accomplices executed the crime. However, while we tracked about 30 employees of the firm, Khan’s name also cropped up among those who knew about the cash transfer,” said Nipun Agarwal, superintendent of police (city 1).

Police said that the plan involved Rawat and Kori on a scooter, while Kushwaha and Sunny provided backup on a motorcycle.

When the company’s accountant arrived at the bank, Rawat and Kori held them at gunpoint and robbed them.

“In the investigation, we gathered enough evidence to arrest them from near Kavi Nagar flyover while they were trying to flee. We recovered ₹6 lakh cash and the motorcyle used during the crime,” the SP said.