Udham Singh Nagar police arrested two criminals on Monday on charge of looting at gun point jewellery worth lakhs aside from cashes from a house located at Keshavpur Colony under ITI police station on April 22. Police recovered some of the stolen ornaments from their possession it is learnt. The accused have been identified as Moradabad natives Zamir and Mohammad Ali, said Udham Singh Nagar SSP Nilesh Anand Bharne.
He said that in his written complaint, Satyaprakash, native of Keshavpur Colony, stated that four unidentified persons had barged into his home on April 22 night and, confining the family members in a room at gun point, looted 700 grams of gold, 1500 grams of silvers and Rs 30, 000 by prising the almirah. Taking cognisance of this, a case (FIR number 46/2015) under section 392 of IPC was registered against unidentified persons in ITI Police station on April 23, he added. He said several teams, including Special Operation Group under the supervision of Kashipur circle officer, had been formed to crack the case.
They were deployed at various places within the district and adjoining areas of Uttar Pradesh. “Police received a tip- off and acting on it, arrested two criminals supposedly involved in the case. In course of interrogation, the accused admitted to their offences,” he added. It is also learnt that several cases remain registered against both the accused in various police stations of Kashipur.