Garhwal Post Bureau
Dehradun, 9 Nov: Dehradun Police have claimed to have solved the Rs 14 lakh daylight robbery near Indresh Hospital in the Patel Nagar area and arrested three accused within 24 hours of the incident. Police have recovered Rs 1.5 lakhs from the looted amount from the possession of the accused. The officials said that four other persons allegedly involved in the crime are absconding and that efforts are underway to trace and arrest them. The three arrested accused have been produced before a court and sent to jail.
According to police, the robbery took place on 7 November when Rajesh Kumar Soni was travelling in a vehicle with his associates carrying Rs 14 lakhs in cash in connection with a property transaction. Near Indresh Hospital, a group of four to five youths riding an Activa scooter and motorcycles allegedly intercepted the vehicle, assaulted the occupants and fled with a bag containing the cash that had been kept on the rear seat.
Considering the seriousness of the case, SSP Dehradun Pramendra Dobal constituted multiple police teams to identify and apprehend the accused. Acting on the CCTV footage and the information gathered through local intelligence networks, police arrested three suspects from the road leading from Alka Dairy towards Mehuwala.
Patel Nagar Station House Officer Naresh Rathore identified the arrested accused as Sarvjeet Singh alias Happy, Jasmeet Singh and Shakti Singh. During interrogation, the accused allegedly told police that they had prior information that Dinesh Tiwari was going to meet certain people regarding a plot deal while carrying a large amount of cash.
Police said the accused, along with their associates, allegedly hatched a conspiracy to commit the robbery for quick financial gain. Investigators said the group intercepted the vehicle near Indresh Hospital and allegedly assaulted Rajesh Kumar Soni, Dinesh Tiwari, Omkar and Gurvinder before decamping with the cash.
Police said four other accused were also involved in the crime and raids are being conducted to arrest them. Further investigation into the case is underway.
