Hyderabad, February 24 – Hyderabad police on Tuesday arrested two interstate robbers who had looted a businessman of Rs. 6 lakh by opening fire on January 31.
Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), Task Force, Gaikwad Vaibhav Raghunath, announced the arrest of the interstate robbers, both natives of Uttar Pradesh.
The crime took place near the SBI ATM, Koti branch, in the heart of the city. The accused had forcibly confined the victim, assaulted him using a locally made firearm, and robbed the cash.
The arrested accused are identified as Furkhan Ahmed, 36, a resident of Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh, and Taiyyab Tyagi, 30, a cab driver and resident of Shaheen Nagar, Hyderabad, and a native of Muzaffarnagar district, Uttar Pradesh.
The police seized a locally made pistol along with 35 live rounds, two magazines, Rs 2.38 lakh in cash, and two mobile phones.
Five other accused, Faheem Ahmed, Naushad, Abid, Danish Tyagi, and Mohd Matlub, all natives of Uttar Pradesh, are still at large.
The Task Force teams from the Secunderabad Zone and Khairatabad Zone, along with the Sultan Bazar police, arrested the offenders.
The DCP said that Furkhan Ahmed was involved in eight cases in Uttar Pradesh, while one case was registered against Taiyyab Tyagi.
According to police, cab driver Taiyyab Tyagi, during his early morning rides, often noticed passengers depositing large amounts of cash at ATM deposit machines in and around Abids, Koti, and Nampally areas. He hatched a plan to commit robbery and contacted his uncle Naushad and his cousin Danish Tyagi, and revealed the plan. Naushad suggested that he include Abid, Furkhan and Faheem Ahmed to execute the plan.
Abid, Furkhan, and Faheem came to Hyderabad along with locally made firearms. In the early hours of January 31, Taiyyab Tyagi and Abid went to Nampally Railway Station to observe the surroundings and monitor the arrival of the target person. Furkhan Ahmed and Faheem Ahmed were waiting at the SBI ATM at Koti along with a locally made firearm.
They went inside the ATM, threatened the victim with the firearm, demanding his cash. During this struggle, Furkhan fired one round at the floor and a second round at his leg. They robbed his cash bag, his two-wheeler, and fled from the spot.
After committing the crime, the accused went to Shaheen Nagar, Chandrayangutta. They counted the stolen cash in front of Mohd Matlub, who is Taiyyab Tyagi's uncle. The accused then dispersed separately to their native places.
Six special teams were constituted to investigate the robbery case. Acting on credible information, the police arrested two accused near Shaheen Nagar on Tuesday.