Dehradun police have arrested three out of six criminals from Chandrabani Enclave, Badripur on Thursday/Friday night on the charge of making an abortive attempt to rob the house of Vishnu Nautiyal who is a coordinator of Mahant Indresh Hospital at around midnight on June 25. The house where the aborted robbery was made is located at Indraprashat in Nehru Colony area. Interrogation of the accused revealed that the criminals had intended to kidnap the son of Nautiyal to demand extortion of around Rs 30 lakh from him.
The accused have been identified as Anurudh Tiwari alias Chhotu Tiwari, native of Kannauj, Uttar Pradesh, Mantosh, native of Muzaffarpur, Bihar and Rahul, resident of Hardoi, Uttar Pradesh. Anurudh Tiwari is leader of the gang, said police. He was living in Moti Bazaar, Dehradun during the time of the crime.
Police recovered a pistol and four cartridges from Tiwari and one knife each from Rahul and Mantosh. Stolen CCTV camera and an activa used to commit crimes were also recovered from their possession.
Police said that around six armed criminals had made a failed attempt to rob the house of Nautiyal. However, the criminals’ pictures captured in CCTV cameras installed in his house had helped police identify the robbers. Dehradun SSP Nivedita Kukreti had formed two teams led by circle officers under the supervision of SP City PK Rai to crack the case at the earliest.