Five held for snatching Rs 15 lakh, 22 iPhones after 8-day hunt stretching 1,500 km: Delhi Police

NEW DELHI: (Feb 27) Delhi Police arrested five persons, including three women, for allegedly robbing Rs 15 lakh in cash and 22 iPhones from a Jammu resident in north Delhi's Majnu ka Tila area, after a week-long manhunt in Punjab and Jammu and Kashmir, an official said on Friday.

Police claimed the accused were apprehended after strenuous treks through dense forests and hilly terrain, culminating in the recovery of the entire amount of looted cash and all the 22 iPhones, worth Rs 30 lakh.

"The case was registered at Timarpur police station on February 17. The complainant, Ramesh Lal (39), works at a mobile shop in Jammu. On the intervening night of February 16-17, he boarded a private bus from Jammu to Delhi for trading of goods," Deputy Commissioner of Police (North) Raja Banthia said in a statement.