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Noida, Aug 25 (PTI) Four people have been arrested for their alleged involvement in a dacoity here, police said on Wednesday.
Arif, Mohmmad Firdaus, Kafeel and Mohsin have been accused of holding hostage security guards to commit dacoity at a private company’s office.
Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police (Central Noida) Ankur Aggarwal said the incident was reported early on Saturday at Phase 2 police station.
An FIR was lodged on the basis of a complaint made by the company"s HR manager, who claimed that a few persons barged into their office and decamped with valuable items and a money locker.
Police said it was considered a case of theft and trespassing initially and later taken up as dacoity after evidence gathered through CCTV footage and information from locals revealed its severity.
“The FIR was initially lodged under Indian Penal Code Sections 380 (theft) and 457 (tresspassing) but Section 495 (dacoity) was added later as investigation revealed that the accused persons had held security guards hostage in order to get into the company premises,” Aggarwal said.