Kanpur: Police on Saturday arrested a 28-year-old man for allegedly robbing a dhaba operator near Tiwaripur village in Kanpur’s Maharajpur area on Oct 9.The accused was identified as Golu Yadav, a resident of Gauriya village. Police said two other accused, Aman Yadav and Rishabh Pal, were absconding.According to police, the trio allegedly robbed Bhanu Pratap, proprietor of Dehati Haveli Dhaba, of a gold chain and a Rudraksh garland on Oct 9.Police subsequently registered a case and formed seven teams to nab the accused.Investigators analysed footage from more than 250 CCTV cameras and identified the trio through footage captured by a camera installed in the Sarsaul Bazaar area.ACP Chakeri Ashutosh Singh said that during interrogation, Golu allegedly admitted that the trio had conducted recce of the dhaba several times before executing the crime.Golu told police that he remained on the motorcycle while the other two carried out the robbery, as his father and Bhanu Pratap knew each other.He further told police that the trio allegedly sold 10 gold beads from the garland for Rs 23,000 and spent Rs 2,200. His associates had told him that the remaining items and money would be accounted for later.
