A 22-year-old man, who had auditioned for dance reality shows such as Dance India Dance, was arrested for his alleged involvement in a robbery at a popular pizza outlet in Dwarka, the police said today.
Adnan Khan who runs an Youtube channel on which he uploads his dance videos, was in dire need of money to maintain his dance career, they said.
On December 11 last year, Amit Yadav, the manager of a pizza outlet in Dwarka, informed police that some unidentified persons robbed Rs 3.5 lakh from the outlet, the police said.
One of the accused, Ram was arrested, and he revealed that four people were involved in the robbery and one of them was a dancer at a club, they said, adding acting on a tip-off, a trap was laid and Khan was arrested from Dwarka Mor bus stand.
Khan is a Class 10 dropout. He had also auditioned for Dance India Dance. Though he could not make it to the top, he started getting invitations from other parts of country for dance competitions and performances, the police said.
In 2014, he won 'Mr. Uttarakhand' dance competition and to earn money performing in clubs and restaurants in the national capital, they said.
Khan could not earn enough from professional dancing. He had even got an offer for a role in Hindi film, but lack of money was a big hurdle, Deputy Commissioner of Police, Dwarka, Shibesh Singh said.
Ram who assured Khan of earning enough money to fulfill his dream and got involved him in the robbery plan, he said.
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