2 held for robbing jewellery shop in Ghaziabad

Ghaziabad: Two persons have been arrested for allegedly robbing a jewellery shop in Vijaynagar area here, police said Tuesday.

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The robbery was carried out on May 2.

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On Tuesday, during a routine checking at Hindon barrage area, two suspects were detained and on frisking them the robed jewellery were recovered, City Superintendent of Police Shlok Kumar said.

Twenty-six gold rings, 21 earrings and other ornamets along with two country-made pistols and six cartridges were seized from them, the officer said.

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The accused, Rohit (24) of Burari in north Delhi and Rakesh (28) of Duzana village in Gautam Budh Nagar district, have been arrested, Kumar said.

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Besides the robbery they have also confessed to killing a doctor in Loni on February 20, the police officer said. (PTI) 

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