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Dehradun, 11 Nov: Dehradun police claim to have secured another major breakthrough in the Rs 14 lakh robbery case reported in the Patel Nagar area, with the arrest of two more absconding accused from Guptkashi in Rudraprayag district. Police recovered Rs 82,000 from their possession, taking the total number of arrests in the case to seven.
According to police, on 7 November, 2026, Rajesh Kumar Soni, along with Dinesh Tiwari, Omkar and Gurvinder, was carrying Rs 14 lakhs in connection with a plot transaction when they were allegedly intercepted near Indresh Hospital by a group of youths. The accused reportedly assaulted the victims, snatched a bag containing the cash and fled from the spot. A case was subsequently registered at Patel Nagar police station.
Following the incident, police launched a swift investigation and on 9 November arrested three accused identified as Sarvjeet Singh alias Happy, Jasmeet Singh and Shakti Singh. Cash amounting to Rs 1.50 lakhs believed to be part of the looted money, was recovered from their possession. The next day, police arrested two more accused, Karn Yadav and Sohel Akhtar alias Sahil alias Sallu, in connection with the case.
Efforts then continued to trace the remaining absconding accused. Acting on intelligence inputs and with the assistance of surveillance and ground-level investigation, a police team conducted raids in Guptkashi and succeeded in apprehending two more suspects. The arrested accused have been identified as Siddhant Badoni, 24, a resident of Khurbura locality in Dehradun, and Deepak Singh Shekhawat, 25, a resident of MDDA Colony, Laxman Chowk, Dehradun.
Police recovered Rs 40,000 from Siddhant Badoni and Rs 42,000 from Deepak Singh Shekhawat. With these recoveries, the total amount recovered in the case has risen to Rs 3.02 lakh.
According to police officials, all the seven accused involved in the robbery have now been arrested. The investigators claim to be continuing a detailed probe into other facts and aspects linked to the case, including the disposal and recovery of the remaining robbed amount. The investigation remains underway to establish the complete sequence of events and uncover any additional links connected to the crime.
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