Jewllery store loot kingpin arrested from Vaishali in Bihar
Thursday, 14 December 2023 | PNS | DEHRADUN
In latest news from Dehradun, Bihar police in coordination with Doon police have arrested the alleged mastermind of the daring daylight loot at the showroom of Reliance Jewells Prince Kumar from Vaishali district. The Uttarakhand police had announced a reward of Rs two lakhs on his head. Notably, the gang had allegedly looted jewellery items worth Rs 10 crore at gunpoint from the showroom in the upscale Rajpur Road on November 9-the day Uttarakhand was celebrating the State Foundation Day. The accused quartet was identified as Prince Kumar, Vishal Kumar, Amit Kumar and Vikram Kushwaha. The Uttarakhand police had nabbed Vishal Kumar and Amit Kumar with Vaishali police’s assistance on November 16 and arrested the third accused Kushwaha on December 9. However, the kingpin of the notorious gang Prince Kumar had been on the run. Now, with the arrest of the criminal in Bihar, Uttarakhand police is all set to take his transit remand for taking him to Dehradun for interrogation and recovery of the stolen gold jewellery.