Seven persons trying to rob a trader held in Ghaziabad
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Police on Saturday arrested seven persons who were planning to rob a hawala trader in Sahibabad area in Ghaziabad. The trader was supposed to come from Delhi to handover Rs. 50 lakh to some other businessman of Meerut. Police said that they were tipped off about the robbers, based on which, they conducted a raid at a forlorn plot and nabbed the criminals.
Seizure
Police seized five pistols, catridges, and stolen Qualis SUV
Senior Superintendent of police Vaibhav Krishna said that they have seized five pistols of .32 and .315 bore and a huge cache of cartridges and a stolen Qualis SUV from the gang. Those arrested have been identified as Guddu Yadav, Budh Pal, Manoj, Akhilesh, Sanjiv, Amit, and Jayant. The gang also confessed to stealing an SUV vehicle earlier in the month.
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The gang confessed about the robbery plan
"Upon interrogation, they confessed that they were waiting for a hawala businessman who usually goes to Meerut from Delhi with cash so that they could rob him. They have been sent to jail," said SSP Krishna.