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Mumbai: Teens who drugged family planned to sell loot in Nepal
Updated On: 20 February, 2024 06:23 AM IST | Mumbai | Shirish Vaktania
They were hiding valuables in Bhatora, where Maoist activities have been seen
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The accused surrounded by police officers
The Khar police on Saturday night recovered the ornaments worth Rs 2.5 crore stolen by the two 19-year-olds who drugged a Khar family on February 10 from a village where Maoist activities have been witnessed. The accused, Neeraj Yadav alias Raja and Rajakumar Mondol alias Shatrughn Kumar, were caught while they were on their way to a school to appear for the SSC exam at Laukaha village in Samastipur, Bihar on Friday morning. The accused are residents of Madhubani village, which is close to the Nepal border. The accused had planned to escape to Nepal to sell the stolen jewellery after taking the exam.
A source said, “The Khar police received information about the accused taking the exam and went through lists of students, which included around 15,000 names. As it was difficult to identify the accused, they enlisted the help of locals. They set up a nakabandi on the road leading to the school. On Friday morning, the accused were heading towards the school on a bike, and the police identified them. They tried to escape, but the police chased them for about 6-7 kilometres and caught them.”
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