Four held for looting courier shop

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Press Trust of India New Delhi
Last Updated : Jul 03 2015 | 9:02 PM IST
With the arrest of four persons, police today claimed to have solved the Madhu Vihar loot case in which three motorcycle-borne persons had escaped with over Rs one lakh in cash from a courier company.
A cash amount of Rs 1.10 lakh was looted at gunpoint from a courier agency in Madhu Vihar market by three unidentified robbers on June 21.
Police made frequent raids and arrested four persons arrested yesterday from Sultanpuri and Begumpur areas of East Delhi, said Ajay Kumar, DCP East district.
Those arrested were identified, as Dipak Gupta, Sarfuddin, Dipak aka Tappu and Mukesh.
On examining the CCTV Footage placed at the lane where the courier agency is situated and nearby areas by the police, some suspects roaming around there for over an hour, were identified, he said.
The footage were shown to informers who identified the four, hailing from Kasganj (Eta) in UP, the DCP said.
The motorcycle used in the crime has been recovered. Further raids are being conducted to apprehend remaining robbers of the gang and recover the looted cash, the officer added.
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First Published: Jul 03 2015 | 9:02 PM IST

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