Delhi: Paytm transaction of Rs 100 leads police to accused in Rs 6 crore heist
New Delhi, Sep 2: Police have arrested three people with the help of Paytm transaction from Rajasthan for allegedly robbing two men in Delhi's Paharganj area, officials said on Friday.
The two had robbed the men of jewellery worth Rs 6 crores after throwing chilli powder in their eyes.
The accused have been identified as Nagesh Kumar (28), Shivam (23) and Manish Kumar (22), all residents of Najafgarh, they said.
A video of the incident is being circulated on social media.
In the video, two men, one in police uniform, can be seen walking in a street. After a point, they stop two persons. In the meantime, two more men join them. They then throw chilly powder in their eyes and flee with the parcel.
Police got information regarding the incident on Wednesday.
Complainant Somveer said he works as a parcel delivery boy in a parcel company in Chandigarh, police said.
On Wednesday around 4.15 am, he, along with his colleague Jagdeep Saini, picked up the parcels from their office in Paharganj and was going towards DBG road.
When he reached near Millenium hotel, they saw two persons present there, a senior police officer said.
One of them was wearing a police uniform, they said, adding that he asked for their bags for checking.
Meanwhile, two more persons came and they threw chilli powder in their eyes and threatened them to hand over the bag to them or else they will kill them. The accused robbed their parcels consisting of jewellery and fled from there, police said.
During the investigation, police checked over 700 CCTV footage of the last seven days when the incident took place and also gathered local intelligence near the spot. The activities of four persons near the spot appeared suspicious, the officer said.
It was found that the accused persons were talking to a cab driver and one of them had transferred Rs 100 to the account of the driver through Paytm in exchange for cash for buying tea, Deputy Commissioner of Police (central) Shweta Chauhan said.
The transaction was analysed and the culprits were identified as the residents of Najafgarh, she said.
Police found that the accused had gone to Rajasthan. A team was sent to Jaipur and three persons were arrested.
A total of 6,270 grams of gold, three-kilogram silver, 500 grams of gold deposited in IIFL and 106 raw diamonds with other diamond jewellery all worth Rs 5.5 to six crores were recovered from their possession, the DCP said.
Further, efforts are being made to identify the remaining culprits.
Nagesh, the mastermind of the robbery, planned to commit the crime with his friends and maternal uncle, they added.
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Bihar: Over 150 children fall ill after consuming 'mid-day meal' in Saharsa
Saharsa (PTI): More than 150 children were taken ill after allegedly consuming food that was part of the mid-day meal in a school in Bihar’s Saharsa district, a senior official said on Thursday.
The incident occurred at a middle school in Baluaha village of the district.
The official said that 115 children were undergoing treatment at the Sadar Hospital, while around 50 students were admitted to Mahishi Public Health Centre.
“We received information that several children fell ill after consuming the mid-day meal in Baluaha. The children were initially treated at the primary health centre, but later, many were referred to the Sadar Hospital,” Saharsa District Magistrate Deepesh Kumar told reporters.
“According to doctors, the health condition of the children has improved, but they will be kept under observation for some time. There is no need to panic. Some kids are having mild fever. They are being treated accordingly,” Kumar said.
Meanwhile, family members of some children claimed that a snake was found in the container in which cooked pulses was stored at the school.
Of the 545 students present in the school, 200 had already eaten their meals by the time the snake was spotted, and later complained of stomach ache and vomiting, they said.
Regarding the claims, the DM said food samples have been collected from the school.
“We will be able to comment on this only after the results of the tested samples arrive,” he said.
