Anil Soni alias DSP was arrested from Yamuna Nagar area of Haryana. Soni was involved in the recce of the showroom before the robbery. He was also the main accused in the robbery at the Reliance showroom at Sangali area in Maharashtra.
Soni is being brought to Dehradun for further interrogation.
Last week, the police said they have got vital clues from gangster Shashank Singh alias Sonu, who was remanded to 14 days judicial custody, regarding the looted jewelry from the Reliance Jewels showroom, here.
Shashank (25), who was arrested from Patna recently, was brought to Dehradun on transit remand.
After the sensational Reliance Jewels heist, the Uttarakhand police had announced a reward of Rs 2 lakh each for the gangsters involved in the crime. On 9 November, five gangsters barged into the famous Reliance Jewels showroom at the main Rajpur Road in front of St Joseph’s Academy (SJA) in the heart of the capital city and looted jewelry worth Rs 15 crore at gunpoint in a robbery that lasted barely less than one hour.
Significantly, Shashank was involved in many robberies in different states and was an active member of the dreaded Subodh gang.
As of now, a total of 12 gangsters have been arrested so far in connection with the robbery. When contacted, top police officials said they would soon recover the looted jewelry.
