Delhi Police foils robbery attempt; miscreants arrested, constable rewarded

Mangalore Today News Network

New Delhi, August 30, 2016: Delhi Police arrested 21-year-old Delhi University student Rahul who was trying to attempt a robbery. He was hired by two nephews of a Delhi businessman who runs a pesticide factory at Vidisha in Madhya Pradesh.

The driver of the businessman also conspired with his nephews to carry out the plan.

The businessman, a resident of Vishwas Nagar, was to receive a payment of about Rs 15 lakh yesterday and was to carry home the money with him in the evening.

This was known to one of his nephews who worked with him. The nephew convinced the driver to be part of the robbery plan and was told to convey the location of the business on his way to home in the evening.

The plan was to stop him midway at gun point, take him to a secluded place, rob him and throw him off along with the driver.

THE ENQUIRY

During special checking on Foota Road yesterday at 2.30 pm, Rahul, along with his accomplice Dushiant, was intercepted and during his search a country-made pistol and a live cartridge were recovered from his possession.

He has been booked under the Arms Act. Dushiant managed to slip away. During sustained interrogation, he narrated the whole plan. The two nephews of the businessman and his driver have been apprehended and they corroborated the story.

Constable Narender who apprehended the criminal and prevented a major heinous robbery is being rewarded.