Five men were arrested for their alleged involvement in robbing a cash van of Rs 12 lakh and the killing of two custodians of the van in outer Delhi's Narela on April 26, the police said.
One of the accused was arrested following a shootout with the police this morning. Further details were awaited.
The robbery-cum-killing took place when the van had come to pick cash from a wine shop at DSIIDC (Delhi State Industrial and Infrastructure Development Corporation) industrial area, in Narela.
Cashier Rajnikant and guard Prem Kumar was shot at by three unidentified motorcycle-borne persons.
The accused fired at the victims 18-20 times and then fled with the cash box containing Rs 12 lakh. The accused were wearing helmets to hide their faces.
Both the victims succumbed to injuries at Raja Harishchandra Hospital in Narela.
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