Man, who died in custody, had plotted loot of Rs 26 lakh from bank official on Oct 5: Amethi SP

The Amethi Police on Wednesday arrested three men for allegedly robbing a bank employee of Rs 26 lakh in Peeparpur area early this month and claimed the 50-year-old man, who is said to have died in its custody, had masterminded the crime.

Superintendent of Police Khyati Garg on Wedneday said, "Three persons Zakir, Anis and Sajid have been arrested in connection with the loot of Rs 26 lakh from a bank employee in Peeparpur area on October 5, and Rs 3.50 lakh has been recovered from them."
A senior UP government official later said in Lucknow, "The facts, which have emerged in the probe, suggest the doctor of the hospital, where he was first admitted, had mentioned about the consumption of a poisonous substance by the man. The doctor has included this point in his report. As per the post-mortem report too, there is no injury mark on the body."