Advocate among 3 arrested in Greater Kailash robbery case

Jammu, Apr 03: Police have arrested three accused including an advocate - the mastermind, in case of sensational daylight robbery in a jeweller's shop n Greater Kailash in Jammu on February 1, this year.

Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), Jammu, Joginder Singh, in a presser this afternoon stated that the Special Investigation Team (SIT) successfully solved the case, bringing the culprits to justice, with its focused, professional and dedicated efforts which led to the identification and arrest of the criminals behind this highly planned crime.

"One of the main conspirator Advocate ⁠Rahul Sharma, son of Shashi Sharma, resident of Lower Kanal, near Grameen Bank, Bishnah, the main kingpin of the crime has been arrested alongwith two others Sunil Sharma and Tushar Kumar, who executed the plan and committed the robbery on spot," SSP said.

The preliminary questioning revealed a shocking and disgraceful inspiration behind the robbery from a similar kind of gold robbery at Delhi, Samaypur Badli in the year 2023, he stated.