New Delhi: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Youth Wing leader and five others were arrested on Sunday on the charge of robbing a businessman of Rs 25 lakh here on March 12.
The accused had been identified by police as Jitender, 27, Sabab, 26, Najeeb, 24, Nadeem, 23, Naved, 22, and Mahammad Yusuf, 19. All are residents of Maujpur in east Delhi.
Najeeb is allegedly the president of the AAP youth wing in Jaffrabad.
All are residents of Maujpur in east Delhi.
Joint Commissioner of Police Ravindra Yadav said, “They had on March 12 robbed Rs 25 lakh from a businessman, Vipul Jain, on gun point. Jain, also a resident of Maujpur, and locals tried to chase the robbers. As Nadeem’s bike fell down while fleeing, he was overpowered and handed over to police”.
“Nadeem shared information about his associate’s hideouts, following which police arrested them on Saturday night from Maujpur. Najeeb, who is brother of Naved, is the President of Jafrabad unit of the AAP Youth Wing,” the police officer said.
Najeeb and his brother were found to be involved in over a dozen cases of snatching, he added.