Two more arrested for robbing stamp vendor of Rs 19.1 lakh

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Press Trust of India Ghaziabad
Last Updated : Feb 01 2014 | 8:12 PM IST
Police today arrested two more persons in connection with the looting of a stamp vendor of Rs 19.1 lakh at gunpoint on December 3.
With the arrests, police have nabbed all six accused in the case. Four of the accused were arrested on January 28, and Rs 3.20 lakh recovered from their possession.
The two accused, identified as Rajesh and Sachin, both residents of Gautam Budh Nagar, had confessed to their involvement in the robbery, a police officer said.
"Police received a tip-off that the two were coming to Holy Child Crossing here, and laid a trap. Police have recovered Rs 1 lakh of the looted amount and a country-made pistol from their possession," the officer said.
On December 3, stamp vendor Sanjay Garg was robbed of Rs 19.1 lakh at gunpoint by six armed assailants when he, along with his colleague, was going to his house in Siyani Gate area.

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First Published: Feb 01 2014 | 8:12 PM IST

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