Maharashtra Cops Arrest 6 For Jewellery Dacoity, Recover 19 Lakh
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The accused threw chilli powder on the jeweller, when he got off a bus and robbed him at gunpoint.
Six persons have been arrested in connection with a case of dacoity in Navi Mumbai, in which a jeweller was allegedly robbed of cash to the tune of Rs 19 lakh, the police said on Friday.
The accused allegedly robbed a jeweller from Ambejogai of Beed district at Kalamboli in Navi Mumbai on November 27, an official said.
The accused threw chilli powder on the victim, when the latter alighted from a bus and robbed him at gunpoint, he said.
Following the incident, a case was registered at Kamothe and the police zeroed in on the accused based on technical and intelligence inputs and arrested them from Mumbai, Navi Mumbai, Thane, Pune and Karnataka, the official said.
