India, June 21 -- Six people were arrested on Thursday for their alleged involvement in an Rs.8 lakh robbery in Nehru Nagar when three men snatched a bag of cash from a cashier on Monday, police said, adding that the cashier was also allegedly involved in the plan.

The cashier, Amit Kumar, 35, was on his way from a cold storage facility in Lal Kuan to deposit Rs.8.15 lakh cash in a bank in Raj Nagar when three armed men on a bike threw chilli powder in his eyes and fled with the bag. Police said they arrested Suraj Yadav, 24, Nitin Singh, 20, and Manish Singh, 30 from the Sikrod Road late Thursday night. Later, Brijesh Kumar, 28, and Ankush Kumar, 19, and Amit were also nabbed.

"Overall, six persons, including the cashier, were arrested...