Delhi police arrest accused in daylight robbery of 80 lakhs

A Delhi Police special team arrested Puneet Anand from Karala, Delhi. Puneet was an accused in a case of daylight robbery of Rs 80 lakhs at Punjabi Bagh on July 28.

Police Receive Complaint of Daylight Robbery

On July 28, the police received a complaint from Aman Mittal, an employee of Mayur Sales Corporation. Mittal was on his way to deposit money collected from retail purchasers in the firm's account at ICICI Bank. He, along with another employee, was on a Scooty taking the bag of cash to the bank.

At around 10.30 AM, they were intercepted by four boys on two motorcycles near Punjabi Bagh flyover, forcing them to stop. One of them pointed a pistol at Mittal and another boy took the key out of his Scooty. They then escaped with the bag of money containing Rs 80 lakhs.

Special Staff Team Nab Accused

A special staff team was constituted to identify all the robbers and those involved in planning the robbery. They arrested three accused - Ajit, Ashu and Mukesh. Ajit was an employee of the ICICI Bank branch where the money was going to be deposited.

Investigations revealed that Susheel, Monty and Puneet were also involved. After committing the robbery, Susheel, Monty and Puneet had absconded from the spot with their share of robbed money. The money was recovered with their arrest.

Accused Confesses to Crime

On August 23, a police team saw a young man carrying a black bag trying to hide himself behind the JD Block bus stand in Pitampura. He was identified by the police informer as the accused, Puneet Anand. During interrogation, Anand confessed to committing the robbery along with his friends Mukesh, Susheel and Monty. He had to resort to the crime due to shortage of money, he said.

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