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Gym trainer-turned-robber arrested

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Press Trust of India New Delhi
A 27-year-old former gym trainer, who was allegedly involved in a robbery at northwest Delhi's Gulabi Bagh area, has been arrested, police said today.

Acting on a tip-off, a team of Delhi Police's Crime Branch laid a trap and arrested the accused, identified as Ankit, from Mukherjee Nagar area where he had come in his car on Monday, police said.

Police said they recovered Rs 46,000 in cash from his possession. Following interrogation, police said they also found Rs 1 Lakh in cash from his house.

On February 16, Ankit and his associates allegedly robbed two persons of Rs 30 lakh in front of DDA flats in Gulabi Bagh area. Ankit worked as a gym trainer in Rohini before he joined a gang of robbers to earn quick money, police added.

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First Published: Mar 04 2016 | 6:43 PM IST

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