An Uttar Pradesh native was arrested today for his alleged involvement in the Rs 2 crore gold heist in Vijayawada of Andhra Pradesh last year, police said.
The accused, identified as Kshtrapal alias Avinash Kailash Prasad, was arrested on a tip-off that he was coming to Thane from Balia to sell some arms, a police official said.
On July 11, 2017, a gang of 13 robbed 5 kg gold from a workshop.
Subsequently, police arrested ten persons while three were absconding, including Kailash Prasad.
On a tip-off, the crime branch arrested Kailash Prasad here, an official said.
He is allegedly involved in a string of crimes in Mumbai, Thane and surrounding regions, police said.
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