Jaripatka jewellery robbery case kingpin held in UP

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.