West Bengal robber arrested from Noida

The West Bengal Police has arrested a man from Noida for his alleged involvement in robbing a tea estate cashier of Rs 9 lakh in north Bengal last month.

A team of the West Bengal Police, with the help of their Uttar Pradesh counterpart, arrested the accused, Zahid, from a rented accommodation at Mamura village here, said UP Police officer Rajiv Kumar Singh.

Police said the accused fled from the state after the incident in north Bengal on November 24.

Zahid had taken shelter at his friend Rahimal's rented accommodation.

The accused was today produced before a magistrate who granted transit remand of the accused.