An Indian-origin man has been charged with robbery and possession of an imitation firearm over suspicion that he threatened staff at a Post Office in London to steal a large quantity of cash, Scotland Yard said on Monday, reported news agency PTI.
An Indian-origin man has been charged with robbery and possession of an imitation firearm over suspicion that he threatened staff at a Post Office in London to steal a large quantity of cash, Scotland Yard said on Monday.
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The man named Rajvinder Kahlon was arrested last week at his home address after a robbery at the Post Office on Brabazon Road, Hounslow, on April 1. The Metropolitan Police said its Flying Squad officers responded to the reports and detectives were able to piece together the suspect’s identity.
“At around 1800hrs on April 1, a man entered the Post Office in Brabazon Road, Hounslow. The man threatened two members of staff with what they believed was a firearm before making off with a large quantity of cash,” the Met Police said in a statement.
“Flying Squad officers responded immediately, and detectives used a range of tactics to identify a suspect. On Thursday, 4 April, Rajvinder Kahlon, 41, was arrested at his home address in Hounslow. He appeared at Uxbridge Magistrates’ Court on Saturday, 6 April, charged with robbery and possession of an imitation firearm,” the statement added.
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Kahlon continues to be in custody and will next appear at Isleworth Crown Court in west London on May 6.
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Kahlon continues to be in custody and will next appear at Isleworth Crown Court in west London on May 6.
Earlier, in January, an Indian-origin couple in the UK, was convicted of exporting more than half-a-tonne of cocaine to Australia. As per investigation, it was found that they were behind a front company that had sent the drugs by plane under a cover load of metal toolboxes.
Nairobi-born British Indian Arti Dhir (59), whose family hails from Punjab, and her 35-year-old husband, Kavaljitsinh Raijada, an Indian national from Gujarat, were convicted of 12 counts of exportation and 18 counts of money laundering by a jury following a trial at Southwark Crown Court.
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