Robbers' gang busted, 4 arrested
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Police said that the driver and conductor of a vehicle had lodged an FIR under section 309 (6) of BNS against two known individuals and others on May 30, accusing them of looting Rs 2.32 lakh and other valuables from vehicles including a suv and pick up near Gajehara forest turn under the limits of Delhupur police station of Pratapgarh district. After the registration of the FIR, three separate police teams, including surveillance, SOG, and local police, carried out investigations and arrested three of the accused from Prayagraj and one from Pratapgarh itself on Friday.
Police said one of the arrested robbers, named Ankit Bharatiya, was the conductor of a pickup vehicle. He, along with his friends, conspired to loot in order to gift precious items to their girlfriends. Ankit, under the planned conspiracy, called up his four friends from Prayagraj and stopped the vehicle when it was on its way to the city from Sultanpur.
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