Delhi theft: Seven individuals, together with two girls, have been arrested.
New Delhi:
Robbers posing as Mumbai Law enforcement officials looted lakhs of rupees from a Delhi agency final week. Seven individuals, together with two girls, who have been arrested on this connection, claimed they have been impressed by the Bollywood film ‘Particular 26‘, police mentioned.
One of many accused was Sanjay Manocha, chairman of Nuh Municipal Council in Haryana, who had contested with the assist of BJP and Jannayak Janata Social gathering (JJP), sources mentioned.
The theft befell at a wellness agency run by Vijay Yadav in Netaji Subhas Place final Wednesday, mentioned Usha Rangarani, DCP, North West Delhi.
4 individuals, together with a lady, reached his workplace round 12:30 PM and launched themselves as officers of Mumbai Police, Mr Yadav complained to the police. They have been sporting what seemed to be Mumbai Police identification playing cards.
They seized the cellphones of the staff current there and demanded Rs 20 lakh, police mentioned. The complainant, at gunpoint, was requested to dial his spouse and organize the cash. His spouse by some means organized Rs 5.75 lakh and handed it over to one of many accused, a lady, ready exterior his workplace.
In addition they collected his financial institution and card particulars from him, police mentioned.
The robbers left after 5 hours with the money, cellphones and different issues, locking the staff contained in the workplace.
Utilizing CCTV footage, the police recognized one of many accused as Prashant Kumar Patil of Libaspur, and took him in custody. Rs 2.5 lakh was recovered from him and on interrogation, he revealed that two girls and 5 males have been concerned within the crime.
Based mostly on his inputs, the 2 girls, Jyoti and Neha Kashyap – each Delhi residents, have been arrested. Thereafter, 4 others – Zahid alias Guru Ji, Sanjay Manocha, Faisal, and Imran – have been additionally arrested from varied elements of Madhya Pradesh and Haryana. Majid, one other accused, is on the run.
The accused admitted throughout interrogation that they have been impressed by the ‘Particular 26‘ film to plan the theft. Zahid and Prashant have been the important thing conspirators of the theft, police mentioned, including {that a} search is on for Majid.
In ‘Particular 26‘, starring Akshay Kumar and Anupam Kher, a group of tricksters posing as CBI officers conduct pretend raids and pull off robberies.
