A Rapido rider who conspired with four of his associates to rob Rs 12 lakh from a passenger was arrested from Faridabad. Three of his aides have also been arrested while one, Harish, is on the run, an officer said.
How the crime was planned
According to police, the rider, Manoj, had driven the victim, Prahlad, to Delhi several times. Manoj built a rapport with the victim and gained his trust, said ACP (crime) Varun Kumar Dahiya. It was during these trips that Manoj got to know Prahlad would be taking Rs 12 lakh to Delhi and passed the information to his friends, Nitesh, Harish, Gautam and Ravi. Ravi hatched the plan to loot the money.
The robbery incident
The complainant, Ankit, a resident of Chawla Colony, stated he sent Rs 12 lakh to Delhi on April 12 through a man identified as Prahlad who worked for him. While riding on the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway, Manoj and Prahlad were intercepted by three unidentified motorcycle-borne men near Sector 9. Ravi arrived on another motorcycle along with Harish and Gautam, and at knifepoint, robbed Prahlad of Rs 12 lakh before fleeing the scene. After the robbery, he called another associate, Nitesh, and all of them went to Ravi's village in Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh. Ravi owns a motorcycle repair shop in Parvatiya Colony, ACP added.
Arrests and recovery
Police arrested Nitesh, Manoj, Harish and Ravi on Thursday. A total of Rs 12 lakh was looted from the spot, out of which Rs 11,03,000 has been recovered so far. Other individuals are also involved in this case, about whom we are investigating, the officer further added.
