5 arrested after encounter for robbing jewellery store in Gorakhpur

Police on Wednesday arrested five men accused of robbing gold earrings from a jewellery store after an encounter, in which two sustained bullet injuries in their legs, officials said. The robbery took place when two men posing as customers robbed gold earrings from the store when the owners daughter was alone there.

Police on Wednesday arrested five men accused of robbing gold earrings from a jewellery store after an encounter, in which two sustained bullet injuries in their legs, officials said. Police seized two country-made pistols, live and empty cartridges, Rs 15,500 in cash, four pairs of gold earrings, a silver ring, two motorcycles, a digital weighing machine and a mobile phone from the accused. The injured were taken to a community health centre and later referred to the district hospital, the officials said. SP (South) Dinesh Kumar Puri said, ''The robbery was reported on April 27, after which six teams were deployed to crack the case. During a check near the Dhuriyapar sugar mill, five suspects on two motorcycles opened fire at police and tried to escape. ''The suspects were arrested after retaliatory action, in which two sustained bullet wounds in their legs. They have been identified as Rehan, Mehdi Hasan, Shagir Ali, Mustafa and Afzal Ali. Rehan has a criminal record.'' During questioning, the accused said they conducted a recce of the area posing as spectacle sellers and changed the number plates of their motorcycles before committing the crime. The robbery took place when two men posing as customers robbed gold earrings from the store when the owner's daughter was alone there. She briefly caught one of the accused, who managed to escape.