Five of dacoit gang arrested
The Hindu
Nepal Police helped nab one of the accused
Five persons of Nepal origin were arrested for their involvement in a dacoity that happened on October 16, Saifabad police said on Tuesday.
Police said that it was around 2.45 a.m. on that day that a septuagenrian couple — Om Prakash Agarwal and Santosh Agarwal — were attacked by their Nepal born watchman Dipesh Shahi Thakur, his wife Anita Shahi, and others after barging into the victims’ room. The accused attempted to kill Om Prakash Agarwal. They then decamped with cash, diamond jewellery, gold and silver articles, all amounting to ₹ 72 lakh in jewellery and another ₹8 lakh in cash.
Soon after they were alerted, police alerted police at the Indo-Nepal border, and formed special teams to track and appehend the accused. They verified private travel agencies, bus and railway stations and were able to nab the accused identified as Dipesh Shahi Thakur, Anita Shahi, Chhatra Bahadur Shahi, Meena, and Amar Bahadur. Three others — Jeevan Bahadur Chand, Ayush Bahadur Shahd and Lal Bahadur Shahi — are absconding. Police from Nepal nabbed Debi Kadal, another accused. Police said that they recovered stolen property worth ₹8.8 lakh from the accused’s possession.
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