Delhi CNG pump owner robbed at farmhouse of Rs 30 lakh: Victim's drivers among 4 arrested

Indian Express

5 hours ago

Three days after a CNG pump chain owner was robbed of Rs 30 lakh, the Delhi Police arrested four men — including two of the victim's drivers.
The two drivers — Satendar Singh, 35, and Anil, 54 — and their accomplices, Santosh Tripathi, 40, and Shammi, 49, were arrested from different parts of Delhi where they had fled to evade capture.
The incident took place on Monday night when the victim, Karan Chopra, was with his family at his farmhouse in Ghitorni.
A man posing as a delivery boy knocked on his door. As soon as Chopra opened the gate, he was pushed aside by the accused while three more men entered his house, police had said earlier.
'They told him that they have guns. They told him to stay calm, and let them leave with the cash. They took whatever money and jewellery was at the farmhouse. Then they took Chopra to his office on MG Road in Gurgaon in his own car to take out more cash,' a police officer had said.
Following the arrests, police said a total of Rs 6.6 lakh of the stolen amount has been recovered from the four accused — Rs 3.15 lakh from Satendar; Rs 95,000 from Anil; Rs 1.95 lakh from Santosh; and Rs 10,000 from Shammi.
Police said the two drivers, who were arrested late Wednesday, were the brains behind the whole operation.
'The two knew everything about the amount of cash that was kept at both the victim's house and his office. They called in the other two accused to help pull off the robbery for a fraction of the proceeds,' DCP (Southwest Delhi) Amit Goel said.
After questioning Satendar and Anil, police arrested the other two accused on Thursday morning. 'Attempts to recover the rest of the stolen amount are being made,' a police official said.