Gurgaon: Three arrested in 2014 temple robbery case

Three persons, including a scrap dealer, were today arrested in connection with the robbery of idols and valuable items from temples, police here said.
According to Gurgaon Police Commissioner Navdeep Singh Virk, with these arrests, a gang of robbers which was allegedly involved in the robbery of items worth Rs 1 crore from a Jain temple in the Shikahopur area here has been busted.
The alleged robbery had occurred on December 30, 2014, and a case in this regard was registered at Kherki Daula police station, he said, adding that three police teams were formed to investigate the matter.
The inquiries subsequently led to the arrest of two persons, identified as Sagar Chaudhary and his associate Saifal, natives of West Bengal, and the recovery of 25 idols from their possession worth Rs 1 crore, said the top cop.

During sustained interrogation, the accused duo revealed that they would rob idols along with their other gang members, whom they identified as Tinu, Rahul Khan, Jahangir, Jagbandhu and Sahuk.
They said they would do a recce of temples posing as rag pickers and carry out their robbery of idols and other items at night, added Virk.

Meanwhile, a Ghaziabad-based scrap dealer, Irshad Ali, was also arrested who was allegedly sold some stolen idols for Rs 50,000. Police said they have recovered Rs 50,000 in cash along with some idols from Ali.
"Police are looking for the other associates, who are still on the run.

"The gang used to sell stolen items in Faridabad, Delhi and Ghaziabad," Virk added.