UP ATS and Kolkata Police arrest three who robbed and murdered a jeweller in Kolkata

New Delhi, March 3

In a joint operation by UP Police’s Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) and Kolkata police, three men were who had allegedly robbed and murdered a jeweller in West Bengal. 

The accused have been identified as Roop Kishore Kushwaha (35) of Aligarh, Sushil Kumar (28) of Meerut and Karan Verma (27) of Ghaziabad.

The three were arrested from Fatehabad railway station in Agra district. 

As per the case details, on February 27, trader Dileep Gupta (61) who owned a jewellery shop in Kolkata was found dead in his shop with his limbs were tied up. The shop was also ransacked and jewellery was found missing.

The Kolkata Police had received information that the accused had fled to UP after committing the crime. The Kolkata Police sought help of UP police and the accused were tracked down at Fatehbad railway station. 

The UP ATS began tracking down their location and spotted at Fatehabad railway station. 

The police also suspect hand of the jewellery shop employee in the loot. 

The police also recovered gold worth Rs 2.8 crore, which they had looted from the shop, and two cellphones from their possession.

The police have booked the accused under section 302 (Murder), 394 (Voluntarily causing hurt in committing robbery) and 34 (Acts done by several persons in furtherance of common intention) of the IPC. Acting on inputs that the accused had fled to UP, Kolkata police got in touch with their counterparts in UP.