India, June 6 -- A 24-year-old civil services aspirant preparing for competitive exams in Delhi's Mukherjee Nagar was arrested for allegedly committing two armed robberies within 24 hours to repay a loan he had taken from a friend, police said on Thursday.

Deputy commissioner of police (north) Raja Banthia said the accused, identified as Farid Khan alias Javed, is a BTech graduate from Bharatpur, Rajasthan. He was arrested on Wednesday for allegedly robbing two bike taxi riders on the mornings of May 31 and June 2.

"In both instances, he was armed with a countrymade pistol. He posed as a passenger, took the riders to isolated locations in Gandhi Vihar, and then threatened them at gunpoint," Banthia said.

The first incident was reported...