The mastermind of the Rs 4.5 crore heist in lajpat Nagar landed in police net after an encounter with Delhi Police’s Special Cell on Monday. The encounter took place in Outer Delhi’s Sultanpuri area in the afternoon.
The main accused has been identified as Pradeep alias Machender. However, two other accused managed to flee after opening fire at the police team. The lajpat Nagar robbery took place on January 28 and this is the 11th arrest in the case.
Police have received a tip-off that the accused Pradeep would come to Sultanpuri area around 1.30 pm on Monday. “Acting on a tip-off, police laid a trap and Pradeep was spotted in P Block along with his two associates Amit and Arjun. When police tried to take Pradeep into custody he opened fire. The police had to counter fire which punctured one of Pradeep’s car’s tyres,” the officer added.
Police later overpowered Pradeep, however, his two associates managed to escape. A case of attempt to murder has been registered against Pradeep at the Sultanpuri police station. The driver of the vehicle has also been taken into custody who claims that the vehicle was hired by the accused on the pretext of going somewhere and he was not aware about their criminal activities.