7 Jan 2014

Former Army man held in robbery case

JAIPUR: A former Army man was arrested for allegedly involved in a robbery of a gold loan company here, senior officer of city police said today. 

The man, identified as Brijesh from Nawalgarh of Jhunjhunu district, was recently arrested in Delhi in connection with the robbery of jewellery worth Rs 9 crore from the IIFL gold loan company here last November, police commissioner Bhupendra Dad said here. Three pistols, 31 live cartridges and a luxury bike were seized from his possession, he added. 

"After thoroughly investigating the robbery we identified some criminal of the Shekhawati region of the state. And zeroed in on Brijesh in Delhi and arrested him," he said. Brijesh joined the Indian Army as paratrooper in 1999 but was sacked in 2011 following his involvement in a crime, the commissioner added. 

Brijesh along with six others conducted the robbery, he said, adding, that his accomplices identified as Sanjay Singh (a screening coordinator at the IGI airport), one Manish Bajia (engineer), Surendra Meel, Rakesh Meen, Mandeep Dhaka, Rajveer Charki have being located and would soon be nabbed. 

via Times of India

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