The Delhi Police has arrested two men and recovered 118 kg of wigs, made of real human hair, worth ₹25 lakh from their possession, the police said on Monday.
The accused have been identified as Mangal Sain, from Rampur in UP, and Ajay Kumar, a resident of Sultanpuri.
The police said that they received a call on July 27 at 8.41 a.m. regarding robbery of wigs from a house where they are manufactured in Nangloi.
The complainant, Jahangir Hussain, said that he along with his brother Tajjudin was on the first floor of the premises when three persons posing as customers visited their shop and started inspecting the hair. Suddenly, one of the men pulled out a pistol and they were held hostage at gunpoint.
The robbers took away six gunny bags of hair, ₹30,000 in cash and mobile phones. A case was registered at Nangloi police station.
Accused did recce
“The robbers visited the shop a few days back posing as customer and during that visit, the shop owner had got their number for business purposes. We analysed the call records of the shop owner and identified a few numbers. Based on technical surveillance, Mangal was held from Rampur on Sunday,” said Seju P. Kuruvilla, DCP (Outer).
During interrogation, Mangal disclosed that Rahul, Rajesh and two other persons from UP were also involved in the robbery. Three persons entered the shop to rob the unit while two others were waiting in a van parked outside the shop.
The robbed wigs were hidden at Ajay’s residence in East Delhi. On interrogation, Ajay disclosed the location of the wigs and the police recovered the material from Ganesh Nagar. The weapon used in the crime was also recovered.
Mr. Kuruvilla said that the victims used to buy human hair from various temples, including Tirupati temple, after auctioning and quality check.
Ajay was also in the same business and he was aware that he would get good money for the wigs.
