PIONEER EDGE NEWS SERVICE /Dehradun
One member of a Nepali gang was arrested by the Vasant Vihar police for allegedly robbing the house of Bharatiya Janata Party councillor Amita Singh after drugging her and her family on the intervening night of September 29–30.
“The police have identified Aditya as the mastermind, while Bharat Thapa is the main accused. Abhishek and Alex are also involved in the crime,” the superintendent of police (City) Shekhar Suyal said. Sources said that all four suspects have escaped to Nepal. The police said they are checking possible locations in Nepal to arrest them.
The arrested accused, Dinesh Sunar, is a native of Nepal and works as a taxi driver in Delhi. The Vasant Vihar police recovered Rs 27,500 in stolen cash, two mobile phones and the car allegedly used in the crime from Sunar.
Suyal said that Sunar had told the police that Aditya had given him Rs 50,000 after the robbery and promised to pay him more after the stolen jewellery was sold.
Thapa had been hired as a domestic help around 25 days before the incident. He was reportedly hired through an online platform by Megha, the BJP councillor’s daughter, who lives in Delhi. The investigation is continuing and teams are checking the movements of the suspects and their associates, Suyal added.
