The police today claimed to have arrested the mastermind of a car showroom heist in March here, in which robbers had looted over Rs 15 lakh and stolen vehicles.
Acting on a tip-off, a car was intercepted near Karhera village yesterday and Shah Nawaz, a resident of Budhana in Muzaffarnagar, was arrested, SHO Sudesh Gupta said.
A country-made pistol, two live cartridges and Rs 97,000 were found inside the vehicle, he said.
During interrogation, the accused confessed to have robbed Rs 15.50 lakh and the car from the showroom along with his 12 accomplices, the police officer claimed.
In April, two accomplices of Shah were arrested while hunt is on to nab the other 10 accused, he said.
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