Three persons were arrested on Wednesday in a case of murder of two guards during a robbery bid at Punjab National Bank here on September 21, the police said. The accused were arrested following an encounter, they said.
Gautam Budh Nagar Senior Superintendent of Police Ajay Pal Sharma said the police had received a tip-off that the accused would come to Noida. A police team was stationed at the spot from where the criminals were supposed to pass.
The arrested accused have been identified as Aqil Khan, Dinesh and Vishal alias Munshi.
Shoot-out
A senior police officer who was part of the operation said the shoot-out took place between the accused and the police in Noida Sector 19 late on Tuesday.
“The accused opened fire at the police. Aqil and Dinesh sustained bullet injuries on their feet as the police fired in retaliation. They were later hospitalised. Vishal was arrested,” he said.
“Two of their accomplices, including a minor, managed to give the police a slip,” Mr. Sharma said.
The police have seized two countrymade pistols and six cartridges from their possession. They later seized weapons, including the rod used during the September 21 incident, and a security guard’s uniform.
Two private security guards at the bank were bludgeoned to death at the bank’s circle office in Sector 1 here.
Security personnel Mudrika Prasad and Mukesh Yadav were in the guard room of the bank when the accused attacked them on the head with a baton and an iron rod, leading to their deaths.
Mr. Sharma said investigation revealed that five persons, all members of one gang, were involved in the case.
During the robbery bid, the men had tried to break into the strongroom of the bank, located in the basement of the building, but failed.
The police said the accused live in the slums here and had conducted a recce the branch in Sector 1 a few times.
