The gang that carried out the robbery at a jewelery store in Sultanpur, Uttar Pradesh, consisted of 14 gangsters. Among them, 11 gangsters have been arrested or encountered. UP STF killed Mangesh Yadav and Anuj Pratap Singh in the encounter while some remaining miscreants captured later or by surrounding them. Apart from this, three gangsters are still absconding and different police teams are on their way to nab them.
On August 28, some masked armed gangsters robbed a shop called Om Ornament in Thatheri Bazaar, Sultanpur, in broad daylight. During this process, the robbery was carried out by taking the owner and others in the store hostage by force. Jewelers claimed that some miscreants had robbed around Rs 2 crore.
Vipin Singh surrendered on August 29
The day after the incident, on August 29, the leader of the criminal gang, Vipin Singh, surrendered at the Rae Bareli court. The same criminal, Vipin Singh, expressed his fear of the encounter in an interview with the media. Following this, on September 3, the police arrested Pushpendra Singh, Tribhuvan Kori and Sachin Singh following a clash in Sultanpur Kotwali area. All three gangsters were involved in the investigation of the incident and escaped in Bolero on the day of the incident.
Robbers were killed in a jewelery store in Sultanpur and robbed jewelery worth Rs 20 million in 10 minutes
What happened to Mangesh Yadav happened on September 5
On September 5, robbery accused Mangesh Yadav died after an encounter with the STF. The police conducted the encounter at Hanumanganj bypass in Dehat Kotwali, Sultanpur. The accused is absconding and the police have announced a reward of Rs 1 lakh. Mangesh Yadav, a resident of the Bakshi police station area of Jaunpur, fired the first shot at the police, who then opened fire in defense. Dozens of cases have been registered against Mangesh Yadav.
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Police arrested five more gangsters
Thereafter, Sultanpur police managed to arrest four more criminals without encountering them. After encountering Mangesh Yadav, Sultanpur police arrested Vivek Singh, Vinay Shukla, Arvind Yadav and Durgesh Singh on September 11. Following this, the STF clashed with Ajay Yadav on September 20 and the convict was shot in the leg. Police arrested him after he was treated at an area hospital.
Police station and a crowded market 500 meters away… This is how the miscreants escaped in Sultanpur in broad daylight with gold and silver worth Rs 2 crore.
What happened to Anuj Pratap Singh in Unnao
Three days after the incident, the STF met the accused Anuj Pratap Singh and his associates. The encounter took place in the Achalganj police station area of Unnao, in which one of the criminals was injured while the other took the opportunity to escape. The injured criminal was rushed to the nearest hospital for first aid and after initial treatment, he was transferred to a district hospital. Doctors pronounced him dead here. The deceased was identified as Anuj Pratap Singh, son of Dharamraj Singh and a resident of Amethi Mohanganj police station area.
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5 gangsters broke into the store
The Uttar Pradesh police were informed that five gangsters had entered the gold and silver store to carry out robbery. These include Ankit Yadav, Arbaaz, Mangesh Yadav, Anuj Pratap Singh and Furkan. Two gangsters, Mangesh Yadav and Anuj Pratap Singh, who entered the store, were killed in the clash. Apart from this, three criminals Furkan, Arbaaz and Ankit Yadav are absconding. The UP police have announced a reward of Rs 1 lakh each for these three persons.