Man Arrested in Connection with Robbery Case

A man named Umesh from Devla was arrested near Tilapta Chowk following a tip-off. This brings the total number of arrests in the robbery case to five. Police seized a knife and Rs 9,200 from him. Umesh was involved in robbing a van driver of Rs 1.09 lakhs.

A man wanted in a robbery case was arrested here, an official said on Thursday.

Umesh from Devla was apprehended near Tilapta Chowk on Wednesday night following a tip-off, according to Surajpur Station House Officer (SHO) Vinod Kumar.

With his arrest, the total number of people held in this case has risen to five.

“A knife and Rs 9,200 were seized from Umesh,'' Kumar stated. He added that the accused was involved in the robbery of Rs 1.09 lakhs from a van driver of a food products company in Surajpur area on August 24.

(With inputs from agencies.)