With loot money in his hand, wanted criminal turns himself in to cops in UP's Amroha

AMROHA: A bunch of policemen on a routine checking drive in UP’s Amroha were taken aback when they saw a man, with a placard hanging around his neck, approaching them. The board read, ‘Mujhe goli mat maro. Main lootera hun. Maaf kar do (Don’t shoot me. I am robber, forgive me)”. Soon, they smirked at their prized catch.

Akhil Kumar, 25, was wanted in a two-month old loot case. He was also carrying Rs 2 lakh, his share of the loot, which he handed over to policemen on Monday at a crossing near Gajraula police station as a curious crowd witnessed the entire incident.

SHO DK Sharma took Kumar into custody.

According to officials, on July 23, close to Naipura village on NH 24, Balraj Singh, a clerk, was on his way to office with Rs 15 lakh in his bag when five assailants waylaid and looted the cash. Amroha police later arrested four criminals. But, Akhil was on the run. Police had announced a reward of Rs 15,000 on him.

In a dramatic way, policemen brought Akhil to police station on foot as a huge crowd followed them and filmed the incident on their mobile phones.

When contacted, Amroha SP Vipin Tada said, “Police did not take out any procession. The wanted criminal surrendered himself before the policemen at Indira crossing, a few steps away from the police station. Police took him on foot. He told us that he got his share as Rs 2.5 lakh. Out of this, he squandered Rs 50,000. He handed over the remaining amount to police.”