BHOJPUR POLICE ARRESTED A LINER IN TANISHQ SHOWROOM ROBBERY

ARA (RNI) Bhojpur police arrested a liner from Udaybhanpur village under Krishnagarh police station in Bhojpur district and also detained a suspect for interrogation in connection with Tanishq Showroom loot case at Ara. The police have arrested three miscreants and seized a car used in the robbery in this regard so far. The police had arrested two miscreants just after two hours of the robbery from Badahara locality and had seized two bags of looted jewelries from them though four miscreants including the mastermind are still at large. Police are conducting raids to arrest them.

It may be mentioned here that in a broad day light, about half a dozen armed miscreants entered the Tanishq Showroom near Gopali Chowk under Ara town police station on March 10, 2025 and decamped with the jewelries made of gold, silver and diamond worth about Rs. 10 crore. They also thrashed and injured the salesman Rohit Kumar. Within two hours after the robbery at Tanishq Showroom, police surrounded two criminals. Seeing surrounded, the miscreants opened fire and after an encounter two miscreants were injured and the police arrested both of them of Saran district and also seized the looted jewelry in two bags, seized two pistols, 10 live cartridges, one motorcycle.

On the revelation of arrested miscreants, the police also recovered looted rifle of the guard. The robbery created ripples in the administrative circle.

After carrying out the robbery, the miscreants were fleeing towards Chhapara via Doriganj. Taking quick action, the police tried to stop them near Babura Chhotipur. One of six miscreants on three motorcycles opened fire on the police. In retaliation, the police replied in the same manner in which two miscreants were injured. The injured miscreants were identified as Vishal Gupta son of Bhuneshwar Prassad of Dighwara in Saran district and Pradeep Kumar son of Kunal Kumar of Semra village, Sonor.  

Store Manager, Kumar Mrityunjay said that at least seven armed miscreants one of them had covered his face with mask, entered the showroom as a customers when jewelries were being displayed on the counter and made captives all the staffs and customers at gun point. They also made captive the guard Manoj Thakur at pistol point at the gate of the showroom. They looted all the jewelries at the counter and when protested thrashed the salesman Rohit Kumar and also injured him. Later they decamped with the booty.  

The guard Manoj Thakur said that the showroom was opened at about 10am today when some armed miscreants came in a car and parked the vehicle at other side of the road and tried to enter the showroom. The guard said that as per the rule of the showroom more than four persons are not allowed in the showroom together. He only allowed two persons inside the showroom. The sixth miscreants put pistol on his head and tried to snatch his arms. Later they entered the showroom and put all the jewelries of gold, silver and diamond in bags and thrashed the salesman. Later they decamped with the booty.