Four more persons have been arrested by the Gurugram Police in connection with the Mannapuram Finance Limited dacoity here last week. All eight accused in the case are now in police custody.
The four men arrested by the Crime Unit of the Gurugram Police on Monday have been identified as Arshad alias Baby Khan, Danish, Wasik Ahmed and Mohammad Sahi alias Sonu. They were arrested from different places at Kanpur in Uttar Pradesh.
Arshad works as a property dealer and Danish runs a garments shop along with his brother. Wasik and Sonu are labourers, said the police.
Kanpur resident Ankur, who had been arrested ealier along with his three accomplices, had asked the four to be a part of the dacoity, the police said. “The four had come to Gurugram a day before the dacoity and left soon after committing the crime. They have been previously involved in petty crimes,” said a police officer.
The four accused were produced before a court and taken on police remand for three days. They also took along a portion of booty which is yet to be recovered from them.
The eight had looted 33kg of gold and over ₹7 lakh in cash from the finance company’s branch at New Railway Road on February 9. Four of the accused were arrested two days later.
