Jaipur: Murder convict among 4 held in Rs 7.5 lakh loot case, arms seized | Jaipur News

JAIPUR: Police on Thursday arrested four men who fired at a cash collection agent of a soft drink company and robbed him of Rs 7.5 lakh after injuring him.
The arrested also included a 50-year-old murder convict, an inmate of Tihar Jail, who was out on parole since July 2020. Police have also recovered the weapons and vehicles used in the incident.
On April 11, a cash collection agent was attacked when assailants fire at him and managed to decamp with a cash bag containing Rs 7.5 lakh.
Soon after, the incident a team was constituted and recent cases of firing and others were checked. “Prior to that, some assailants had opened fire on a businessman at Ramnagaria and had attempted to snatch his cash bag. They were unsuccessful that time. The same group now conspired and executed the robbery at Shyam Nagar,” said Ajay Pal Lamba, additional commissioner of police (crime).
The accused were identified as Dinesh Dixit, who planned the robbery, his son Sohail, alias Chintu (21), Mansoor Alam (36) and Indrajit Singh(31).
“Earlier, one Sachin Jain was attacked on April 4 when robbers after firing at him had attempted to snatch the cash bag at Ramnagaria area. After the unsuccessful bid, the same gang targeted the cash collection agent,” said Abhijit Singh, DCP (East).
Police said Dixit was convicted for murdering a woman. “While serving his term, he met Mansoor Alam (36). Dixit along with Masoor and Chintu planned the attacks. Mansoor also roped in one Indrajeet Singh for carrying out a recce of people who can be soft targets,” said Singh.
The gang had planned to target and rob bigger businessman in Jaipur.
“Dixit is convicted in a murder case and has 8 to 10 cases lodged against him. He has also put his son Chintu in the world of crime,” the officer added.