Police arrested three people for robbing a trader last year at gun-point and recovered part of the loot, officials said here today.
Narendra Kumar and his wife Malti were held hostage at their residence in Nehru Nagar colony of the city on the night of December 18, and robbed of Rs 7 lakh cash, ornaments worth Rs 20 lakh, a licensed pistol, an SUV and mobile phones, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) H N Singh said.
The trader's driver, Ashok, a resident of Gautama Budh Nagar, and his accomplices, Dharampal and Mahavir, residents of Surana village of Muradnagar town in the district, were arrested in connection with the case, he said, adding that ornaments worth over Rs 5 lakh and the firearm were recovered from them.
A search was underway to nab three others involved in the robbery, the SSP added.
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