Nagpur: The
kingpin
in Avni Jewellers armed
robbery case
Kanha
aka Govind Harishchandra Pande (27, a resident of
Uttar Pradesh) has been arrested by Jaripatka
police
from his native state.
The police brought the accused to the city, produced him before a magistrate and secured his custody. The police have also recovered
jewellery
worth Rs6.38 lakh from Kanha’s residence in Raniganj in
Pratapgarh
district of UP.
On July 5, armed robbers had looted
ornaments
worth Rs 20 lakh at
gun-point
from Avni Jewellers.
Acting swiftly, Nagpur city police, with the help of
Jabalpur police, had arrested Virendra Yadav (26, a resident of Pratapgarh) and Deepak Tripathi (24, a resident of Allahabad) within a few hours of the crime.
The kingpin Kanha and his
girlfriend
Vandana Pandey, however, succeeded in evading arrest.
Based on the arrested duo’s interrogation, police had nabbed Vandana and made her co-accused in the case.
Under the guidance of DCP Neelotpal and senior PI Nitin Phatangare, a team of
Jaripatka
police comprising PSI Devkate, ASI Wahab Desai, constables Ganesh Gupta, Anis Khan and Pawan Yadav had gone to Pratapgarh in UP.
With the help of local police, the city police nabbed Kanha on July 27 and also recovered jewellery worth Rs6.38 lakh from his residence. Further investigation is on.
Proshun Chakraborty is a Senior Correspondent at The Times of Ind...
Read MoreProshun Chakraborty is a Senior Correspondent at The Times of India, Nagpur. He covers news on traffic, the zilla parishad, the district collectorate, the divisional commisionarate and fire control. His hobbies include surfing the net, reading and travelling.
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