Five try to loot rough diamonds worth Rs 18.5 lakh, held

Surat | Friday | 19th May, 2017

Summary:

Surat: Police arrested a gang of five robbers on Thursday for alleged attempt to rob diamonds worth Rs 18.5 lakh from an employee of a diamond polishing unit in Kapodra. They did a recce of the entire route that Vanani takes to commute with the diamonds and planned the robbery. Investigation revealed that Khachar, who works in the same unit as Vanani, had tipped the other accused. Within seconds the other four accused came from different directions on two motorcycles and joined Daraniya.They attacked Vanani, while Daraniya tried to snatch the bag with diamonds. One of the accused hit Vanani with a metal tool on the forehead..