UP school dacoity: Three persons arrested

The three of the five persons allegedly involved in the dacoity at Satyaram Girls High School in Bhansadiya village recently, were arrested today.
"Three people involved in the November 3 dacoity have been arrested, while the remaining two have been identified," Superintendent of Police (SP) Kheri Akhilesh Chaurasiya said.
The arrested trio has been identified as Ankit, Pavan Verma and Shivam Gupta, the SP said, adding that all are local residents.
Money worth Rs 25,000, foreign wrist watches, spectacles and some other articles looted from the school have also been recovered, he said.
Chaurasiya claimed that the complainant NRI women, Shobhna Nandi and Shubh Laxmi, who manage the school, have identified the recovered goods.

The Deputy Inspector General has announced a cash reward of Rs 12,000 for the police team that cracked the case. A cash award of Rs 5,000 will also be given from the SP's side.

Five assailants had barged into the under-construction Satyram Girls High School in Bhansadiya village on November 3.
They looted cash worth Rs 90,000 and a gold chain by holding the two NRI women at gun point.
Both the women were seriously injured in the incident and one of them was airlifted to Delhi for treatment.
The city police was accused of being lax in their probe. The city kotwali in-charge Nem Chandra Gangwar, a sub inspector and the village chowkidar were suspended and the investigation was handed over to STF.

The Kheri SP had also assigned a police team headed by ASP AP Singh and Deputy Police Superintendent Martand Prakash Singh to solve the case that finally made the arrests.