New Delhi: Three persons have been arrested in connection with the loot and murder of a businessman in Civil Lines area, police said on Thursday.
Dharas Chahabra and his father Ashok were attacked by a gang of robbers near Civil Lines Metro station while returning home from their shop in Sadar Bazar on November 7. Both were stabbed and Ashok was also shot at by the gang members, who looted Rs 8.5 lakh from them, a police officer said.
Dharas died while undergoing treatment at St Stephen's hospital on November 12. A case of robbery and attempt to murder was registered at Civil Lines Police station. Murder charge was added after the death of Dharas, police said.
Following a tip-off, a team of Crime Branch officials arrested Dharmender Sokia near Desh Bandhu Road on Tuesday.
During interrogation, he provided names of the gang members involved in the incident, Ravindra Yadav, Joint Commissioner of Police (Crime Branch), said.
Two other accused, Ganga Sahib and Arun, were arrested and Rs 3.24 lakh of the amount looted has been recovered from them, he said, adding efforts are on to arrest the other gang members.
Dharas Chahabra and his father Ashok were attacked by a gang of robbers near Civil Lines Metro station while returning home from their shop in Sadar Bazar on November 7. Both were stabbed and Ashok was also shot at by the gang members, who looted Rs 8.5 lakh from them, a police officer said.
Dharas died while undergoing treatment at St Stephen's hospital on November 12. A case of robbery and attempt to murder was registered at Civil Lines Police station. Murder charge was added after the death of Dharas, police said.
During interrogation, he provided names of the gang members involved in the incident, Ravindra Yadav, Joint Commissioner of Police (Crime Branch), said.
Advertisement
COMMENTS
Advertisement
The 'Fake' CrowdStrike Worker Who Crippled Windows Users Worldwide Over 300 Indian Students Return As Quota Row Sparks Violence In Bangladesh With Shadow Cabinet, Naveen Patnaik Makes His Intentions Clear Karisma Kapoor Relished These Refreshing Treats "On a Hot Sunny Day" Haryana Congress MLA Arrested By Probe Agency ED In Mining Case UPSC Chairman Manoj Soni Resigns Before Expiry Of Tenure Track Latest News Live on NDTV.com and get news updates from India and around the world.