The two assailants went to Rishikesh to visit temples and to Haridwar to take a dip in the Ganga, after looting Rs 10 lakh from a cash van in east Delhi’s Pandav Nagar. They had a little sojourn in Mussoorie before returning to the capital and were arrested by Delhi Police on Sunday. The third accused was arrested after the two gave away his location, police said.
DCP (east district) Omvir Singh Bishnoi said the arrested persons have been identified as Bittoo (29), Rohit Nagar (19) and Sunny Sharma (22). Bittoo could not go on the trip because his wife didn’t let him, police said.
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“In Karawal Nagar, there was an ATM near Bittoo’s house and he closely monitored the activity of the security guard, custodian and driver. Bittoo later shared his plan with his accomplices and they started looking for an opportunity, tailing several cash vans as well as looking for ATMs located in isolated areas,” police sources said.
Of the Rs 10 lakh, Rs 9.48 lakh was recovered. A pistol, a desi katta and a Pulsar bike stolen from Kashmere Gate and used in the robbery were also recovered.
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