AP gold heist: Runaway accused held in Thane

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.