New Delhi: The Delhi Police has arrested seven accused in connection with the robbery that took place on the morning of June 24 in Pragati Maidan area of the capital. You will be surprised to know that according to the police, we all have daily dealings with such common people who are involved in this robbery. Among these accused are a delivery boy, a barber, a vegetable seller and a mechanic. All of them together had done Reiki for the first few days and then fixing the day of 24th June, carried out the incident on that day. The CCTV footage of the incident came to the fore two days later, on 26 June.
As soon as the footage went viral, there was an uproar from the administration to the corridors of power. On one hand, where this incident raised questions on the security system of the posh area, on the other hand, it instilled fear in the minds of the business class. The complaint of the matter reached the LG and seven people were arrested in the police raid which lasted for more than 48 hours. Out of these two suspects were arrested till the night of 26th June only, the information regarding the arrest of the other five accused was received on 27th June.
#WATCH | Ravinder Yadav, Special CP, Delhi Police Crime Branch, gives details on Pragati Maidan tunnel loot case pic.twitter.com/a2keRImuT2
— ANI (@ANI) June 27, 2023
Seven people arrested, Rs 5 lakhs recovered till now. A 25-year-old Usman from Burari, a debt-ridden delivery, planned the loot. He also roped in his cousin Irfan for the job. His accomplices included people from Loni, Baghpat. One Anuj Mishra alias Sunky, a mechanic working at… pic.twitter.com/nXhGr8tA09
— ANI (@ANI) June 27, 2023
