Four persons were arrested by Kankhal police on Wednesday for their alleged involvement in armed robbery at the house of district Panchayat member while two are absconding. An amount of Rs 95,000 and jewellery estimated to be worth lakhs of rupees, two revolvers, four bullets, a motor bike and a Scooty have also been recovered from the accused by the police. The alleged mastermind of the loot, Virendra was living on rent in the house of the victim Kadam Singh.
Revealing the details of the case in Kankhal police station, the Haridwar senior superintendent of police Janmejay Khanduri said, “On March 30, the wife of BJP leader Kadam Singh Chauhan, Preeti Chauhan was held captive along with her daughter Mahi in Sandesh Nagar. The dacoits looted Rs 2.5 lakh and jewellery estimated to be worth Rs 12 lakh from them. Four accused along with the mastermind have been nabbed while two are absconding.”
A team was formed comprising of superintendent of police (City) Kamlesh Upadhyay, circle officer, Kankhal and station officer, Kankhal which checked through the CCTV camera footages around Kankhal crossing. In the footage a motor bike used in the dacoity was spotted and a Scooty used in the crime was identified. To trace the six accused, the team started surveillance of mobile numbers and later the police team raided areas of Meerut, Bijnor and Ghaziabad.
On receiving a tip off from an informant, the police inspected the site opposite Nirmal farm wedding point in Jagjeetpur, Kankhal. The farm was ghearaoed by police. The looted material was being divided among the criminals at the site. The police nabbed four of the accused and during interrogation, it was found that the mastermind of the loot was Virendra alias Mirchi. The accused Virendra used to live on rent at the house of Kadam Singh Chauhan and had left the place just a month ago. He had known every nook and corner of the house.
The accused have been identified as Ashok Verma resident of Brahmpuri, Virendra Verma resident of village Chuchela, Dhanora Amroha, Subey Singh, a resident of Haldaur and Rajeev Verma, resident of Ghaziabad all in Uttar Pradesh. The hunt is on for the absconding accused Lokendra and Parvendra Chowdhary of Uttar Pradesh.