Active chatting on social media by the robbers and uploading their pictures with weapons helped Mathura police work out a sensational daylight bank robbery with 48 hours.
The police arrested six persons, including a woman, recovered Rs 17.50 lakh of the booty besides firearms and motorcycle used in the crime.
The gang leader was yet to be arrested.
On Tuesday, amid lockdown, six unidentified miscreants struck at Aryavrat Gramin Bank, took the staff at gun-point and later escaped with over Rs 21 lakh. Despite barriers set up in the city due to lockdown, the robbers managed to hoodwink the police
On Thursday, Agra Range IG A Satish Ganesh told news persons that investigation after the loot revealed that hardened criminal Samrat was seen roaming near the bank before the loot. During a raid at his house, he was found missing and statements of his father and brother buttressed his involvement.
The rest of the job for the police was done by social media which pointed towards Rahul, Gautam, Ankit, Avnit, Parminder being connected to Samrat.
The police procured their photographs carrying firearms from social media sites.
It also surfaced that Samrat’s sister Rajjo was also active.
Several police teams raided some hideouts on Wednesday night and arrested all the accused except Parminder and Samrat and recovered Rs 12.50 lakhs of the booty.
On Thursday morning, the net was dropped on Parminder and Rs 5 lakh was recovered from him.
Now efforts are underway to arrest Samrat.