Wanted criminal involved in jewellers loot case in Gujarat held in UP

Bulandshahr

A wanted criminal carrying a reward of Rs 50,000 on his head was arrested on the outskirts of the town here.

Inderpal aka Tau was held alongwith his wife Savitri yesterday from Ganga canal here, police said today.

According to SSP Anant Dev Tiwari, Inderpal was wanted in Rs 2 crore jewellery dacoity case since September.

He has been evading arrest since then, the SSP said.

Inderpal was involved in several cases of looting gold from jewellers in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Delhi and Haryana, police said.

He has confessed to looting 30 kg of gold each from two jewellers in Delhi and Gujarat, 10 kg of gold from jewellers in Mathura and 7 kg from Faridabad district of Haryana, the SSP said.

Inderpal’s wife Savitri helped him in his activities, he added.

PTI