The Delhi Police on Wednesday claimed to have arrested third accused involved in the sensational bank robbery and murder held last week in Chhawla area of Dwarka district.
The accused is identified as Narendra (23), a resident of Najafgarh. Last week on October 14, two accused persons identified as Sachin (20) and Parvesh (19) were arrested by Delhi Police. Police have also identified three others involved in the shooting of 44-year-old Santosh Sharma, cashier of Corporation Bank, and robbing Rs 3.16 lakh from the Khaira village branch near Chhawla on Friday.
The whole incident was captured on CCTV, through which police with the help of technical surveillance were able to track down Narendra from Najafgarh area.
"On Friday last week, a police control room call was received about an armed robbery at a bank in Chhawla. On reaching the spot it was found that the cashier one Santosh Sharma was shot on the back. He was immediately taken to Vikas hospital in Najafgarh where he succumbed to his injuries," Deputy Commissioner of Police (Dwarka) Anto Alphonse stated.
"The statement of the bank manager Prahbakar Kumar was recorded, he stated that six men entered the bank and three of them had pistols. They manhandled with the security guard and one of the accused hit him on the head with a pistol and snatched his gun. They went on to shoot the cashier. Police teams were assigned to the case and they recovered CCTV footage of the incident," the DCP said. "One double barrel gun loaded with two live cartridges robbed from security guard of bank, the motorcycles used in the crime were recovered," he said.