Kanpur, May 19: Seven persons were arrested for their alleged involvement in robbing a jewellery showroom here a month ago, police said. Diamond, gold and silver ornaments worth approximately Rs 1.5 crore were stolen from the shop located at Mall Road here on April 19.
The mastermind behind the incident Sattar Sheikh, hailing from Jharkhand, alongwith his seven accomplices had robbed the shop by breaking the lock using gas cutters, Superintendent of Police (West) Mohit Gupta said.
Besides, Sheikh, the others arrested were Zakir, Baddurddin, Israel Haq, Mohd Riyaz, Mohd Shakir, Mazrul and Tamur Alam, he said.
However, the police did not recover the booty from them.
—-PTI