Six men have been arrested in connection with the sensational Dev Nagar robbery which took place last week when two Mumbai-based diamond merchants were divested of diamond jewellery worth more than a crore. The six men, identified as Harcharan Singh (22), Satender Pal Singh, alias Prince, alias Fraudy (24), Ravinder, alias Babloo (24), Harpreet Singh, alias Hunny, alias london (21), Ashok Kumar (40) and Tarun Adhikari (29) were arrested by Crime Branch team led by DCP Kumar Gyanesh on Sunday after a tip-off that they would assemble in Karol Bagh area.
Stolen jewellery worth Rs20 lakh, two motorcycles used by them for committing the robbery and a Škoda car has been seized from them. Other than that, three expensive smartphones have also been seized. The incident took place at around 8.45 pm on May 15 in the congested area of Dev Nagar at Desh Bandhu Gupta Road when two Mumbai-based diamond merchants travelling in a car were intercepted near liberty Cinema by bike-borne assailants wearing balaclavas.
During sustained interrogation, it was revealed that apart from being involved in this robbery, they had committed another robbery of a Delhi-based jeweller. “On April 20, in Maurya Enclave area, they had intercepted a Karol Bagh-based jeweller near KU Block, Pitampura when he was about to board his vehicle. They threw chilli powder on his face, assaulted him with the butt of a weapon and then decamped with his bag containing gem stones,” said Additional Commissioner of Police (Crime) Ashok Chand. It has been learnt during interrogation that Harcharan Singh is the gang leader.
He came in contact with Dilip, who works in a jewellery shop on Bank Street. Through Dilip, he came in contact with two goldsmiths, identified as Ashok Kumar and Tarun Adhikari. Dilip provided information about the jewellers to Tarun Adhikari and Ashok Kumar.