The Delhi Police on Tuesday arrested six men for allegedly robbing gold ornaments from a jewellery shop owner in South Delhi’s Hauz Khas. The incident took place on November 26 when the jewellery shop owner and his colleague were returning home after closing the shop.
The shop owner, in his complaint to the police, said when he along with his colleague, Sumit Kumar Raut, were returning home after closing the shop in Masjid Moth around 11 pm, four men arrived in a car, hit him on his head with a country-made pistol and robbed the gold ornaments they were carrying in a bag.
“The accused then fled from the spot. A case was registered and a probe was initiated,” said Vijay Kumar, Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), South district.
“During investigation, footage from around 25 CCTV cameras installed in the area was analysed and the registration number of the car was noted. Details of the car were obtained from the transport authority, Ghaziabad and the vehicle was traced that lead to the arrest of two accused, Bharat Saini and Tarun Kumar,” said the DCP.
“During interrogation, four more accused, Meerut-based Kapil Sharma, Amit, Jitendar and Rohit Sharma, were identified and subsequently arrested,” said the DCP.
“Two country-made pistols with live cartridges, the car and robbed gold ornaments were seized from them. Further investigation is going on,” the DCP added.