Three persons, who allegedly robbed a 86-year-old man of cash and articles worth around Rs 35 lakh from his residence in northwest Delhi's Ashok Vihar area, have been arrested, police said today.
The accused were identified as Dinesh Bahadur (22), who worked as a domestic help at the victim's house, Kamal Singh (55), Hikmat Khadka(31) and Dharma, who was a watchman in the locality, DCP (Northwest) Vijay Singh said.
While the first three have been arrested, Dharma is still at large. All accused are natives of Nepal, Singh said.
According to police, the incident took place on the wee hours of January 26 when Dinesh, along with his associates, allegedly locked his 86-year-old employer inside the washroom and robbed him of cash, jewellery and other expensive articles, including several designer watches and smartphones.
Dinesh had tipped off his associates that the elderly man was alone at home as his son had gone for a vacation to Bangkok with his family. The accused took the opportunity and struck at around 3 AM.
Before they entered the house, the gang also tied the security guard Ashok Kumar with a rope and put a duct tape on his mouth.
A case was registered, following which the police conducted extensive search operation in Nepal-bound buses and the border area in Uttar Pradesh. They also questioned around 200 persons in connection with the case.
The police finally tracked down three of the accused yesterday and arrested them from their hideout in west Delhi's Uttam Nagar area.
The police have recovered foreign currency notes, several smartphones, as many as 10 designer watches and other articles worth around Rs 35 lakh from their possession, police said.
