Five arrested for robbing cash van

Press Trust of India  |  New Delhi 

Five men were arrested for their alleged involvement in robbing a cash van of Rs 12 lakh and the killing of two custodians of the van in outer Delhi's Narelaon April 26, the police said.

One of the accused was arrested following a shootout with the police this morning. Further details were awaited.

The robbery-cum-killing took place when the van had come to pick cash from a wine shop at DSIIDC (DelhiState Industrial and Infrastructure Development Corporation) industrial area, in Narela

CashierRajnikantand GuardPrem Kumarwas shot at by three unidentified motorcycle-borne persons.

The accused fired at the victims 18-20 times and then fled with the cash box containing Rs 12 lakh. The accused were wearing helmets to hide their faces.

Both the victims succumbed to injuries at Raja Harishchandra Hospitalin Narela

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First Published: Wed, May 02 2018. 10:00 IST