Jhansi duo held for attacking and robbing jeweller in Vasai
Mumbai, Dec. 11 -- A day after a brutal attack on a jeweller in Vasai, the police arrested a couple from a train in Nashik on Wednesday while they were allegedly fleeing to their hometown in Uttar Pradesh.
According to the police, the incident occurred at 12.30pm on Tuesday at Ambika Jewellers in Waliv in Vasai East, when the store owner, Kalu Singh, was alone in the shop. The accused, Sohail Sharafat Khan, 23, and his wife, Firdous Bano had gone to the shop, pretending to get a ring checked. When Sohail asked for water for his child and Singh stepped inside, he allegedly attacked Singh with an axe. The duo then fled in their car, with the stolen jewellery. The incident came to light when Singh walked out of the shop covered in blood.
Subsequently, a case was registered against them. The crime branch then analysed the CCTV footage to track the car they fled in and found it abandoned near Bhaliwale village. The footage also revealed that the duo boarded a train to Jhansi. Simultaneously, the police contacted the car owner and acquired the accused's phone number. After tracking their phone, the police traced their location to a train passing through Nashik, from where they were arrested.
Deputy commissioner of police (crime) Sandip Doifode said the couple had come to the city a few days ago and observed the store and its surroundings in Vasai East before attacking. After being arrested, Sohail confessed to the crime and revealed that he had suffered heavy losses in his grocery business in Jhansi, leading to mounting debts that pushed him to plan the robbery....
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