Dehradun police arrested four thieves and recovered jewellery amounting to Rs 2.5 lakh from them.
The accused has been identified as Haridwar residents Gulzar and Imran and (Vikasnagar) Dehradun residents liyakat and Zulfan, said Dehradun Senior Superintendent of Police Kewal Khurana while interacting with media persons on Wednesday. These thieves had held Vijay Kumar Mittal and his daughter captive and robbed cash and valuables amounting to lakhs of rupees from their home. Following this, Mittal had registered a case under section 392 of IPC against unidentified persons in the Vikasnagar police station on July 31.
Taking cognisance of this case, three police teams and special operation group headed by SP (rural) Mamta Vohra were formed. To arrest these criminals, the team members were also deployed in Himachal Pradesh, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh. Acting on a tip off, these accused were arrested from Dhalipur hydro power station, Dhakrani. Several cases have been registered against the accused in the different police stations of Dehradun and Haridwar, SSP added.