Times News NetworkKanpur: Police commissioner Raghubir Lal recorded BJP leader Ramesh Singh Yadav’s statement for 1.5 hours in connection with the Rs 34-lakh robbery in which Yadav was allegedly held hostage. Eight police teams have obtained additional footage and mobile phone clues indicating that the robbers may belong to nearby villages.Two masked men allegedly entered Yadav’s farmhouse in Nyauri, under Sen Paschim Para police station on Monday night. They held him at gunpoint and robbed jewellery and cash worth Rs 34 lakh. Yadav is a state secretary in BJP Pichhda Varg Morcha and a former block head.Police initially obtained blurred footage from one of about 30 cameras installed at the farmhouse. The camera covering the current entry point was not working.Lal suspended inspector Pradeep Kumar Singh on Tuesday for negligence in the investigation.The commissioner said Yadav’s responses during questioning supported the claim that the robbery had occurred.Police were checking the locations of criminals from the Sen Paschim Para police station area who had recently been released from jail. Several people had been detained and were being questioned.
