Delhi: Man arrested for robbery at jewellery shop using toy pistol
New Delhi (PTI): A 36-year-old man was arrested for allegedly robbing a jewellery shop with the help of a toy pistol in northwest Delhi's Kohat Enclave area, police said on Friday.
The accused has been identified as Rinku Jindal, a resident of Shalimar Bagh, they said.
On August 13, a man with his face covered entered the shop around 1 pm, robbed nine to ten gold chains and Rs 20,000 in cash at gunpoint and fled from the spot, a senior police officer said.
During investigation, police analysed CCTV footage of the area. The man, carrying a plastic bag of a school uniform making unit, was seen running towards Madhuban Chowk.
Police reached the Pitampura store of the bag maker and found that they supply uniforms to two schools in the same bag. A police team carried out investigation in the areas surrounding the schools.
Later, the suspect was identified as Jindal whose children are studying in one of the schools.
Around 3 pm on Thursday, Jindal was nabbed from Haiderpur in Shalimar Bagh, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Northwest) Usha Rangnani said.
Jindal told the police that he entered the shop with a toy pistol and committed the robbery.
Seven robbed gold chains have been recovered from his possession. He has mortgaged one chain weighing 76 grams in a financial corporation and taken a loan of Rs 2,60,000.
He has lost Rs 1,50,000 in online gambling, spent Rs 20,000 for his daily needs and the remaining Rs 90,000 has been recovered from his possession along with the toy pistol, they said.
He was previously involved in a bank robbery case in March 2019 in the Prashant Vihar police station area, police added.
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Defamatory post against Dharmasthala Veerendra Heggade: Case registered against Girish Mattannavar
Belthangady: A case has been registered at Dharmasthala police station against Girish Mattannavar over a complaint regarding alleged defamatory posts on social media against Dr. D. Veerendra Heggade, Dharmadhikari of Sri Kshetra Dharmasthala.
The complaint was filed by Subrahmanya Prasad, a resident of Dharmasthala.
The complainant stated that Mattannavar posted content on Instagram making allegations against Dr. Heggade and allegedly affecting his reputation.
Based on the complaint, a case was registered under Section 353(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), which is related to spreading false information, rumours, or alarming news, on April 18, and the investigation is in progress.
Following information about Mattannavar’s appearance at the SIT office on May 7, a police officer from Dharmasthala police station issued a notice directing him to appear at the station within a week.
