New Delhi, February 06:Delhi Police today said it has recovered Rs 63.5 lakh from an Uttar Pradesh town in the sensational case of two men fleeing with Rs 67.5 lakh in a cash van here after the “key conspirator” spilled the beans.
A team of investigators from South-East district recovered the money from the house of one Pramod, who is absconding in the case, in Etah yesterday following the arrest of three persons, police said.
“A raid was conducted at Pramod’s house following interrogation of Arun Singh who was arrested on February oneand the money was recovered,” Amulya Patnaik, Joint Commissioner of Police (Southern Range), told PTI.
Singh, the “key conspirator”, led the investigators to the house of accused Pramod and recovered the money kept in two gunny bags in a room meant for keeping ‘tooda’ (cattlefeed), Patnaik said.
Two persons — Pramod and Sohan — are still absconding in the case of a gunman and driver fleeing with the cash from Alakananda in south-east Delhi on January 28. The cash was meant to be deposited in different ATMs in the city.
The gunman Sandeep Kumar (24), driver Gautam (20) and Singh (33) were arrested on February one from UP and Delhi.
Sandeep and Gautam, who worked for Scientific Security Management Private Ltd which was entrusted the task of providing security for the HDFC bank during suplly of cash to ATMs, were arrested by Special Cell from the outskirts of Bulandsehar town while Arun was apprehended from Samalkha by
South-East district police.
During interrogation, Patnaik said, Singh told police that Pramod and Sandeep hail from his native village in Etah while accused Gautam is his cousin and Sohan his friend.
“They had planned this heist in November. Sandeep and Gautam joined the security agency in November and December under a fake identity and using documents. The driving licence and the gun licence they produced were found fake,” he said.
Two custodians along with the driver and the gunman had on January 28 took Rs 97 lakh with them and loaded some money in two ATMs. The duo fled with the cash in the van from outside Alakananda ATM after leaving yje gun with the guard of the facility.
“Singh has been working with different security agencies and was well aware of the procedure of loading ATMs besides having knowledge as to when a cash van carries maximum amount of money,” Patnaik said.
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