HARIDWAR: Two men, Shahzad Malik and Rashid were arrested by Haridwar police on Monday for carrying out a daring robbery at the house of an Ayurvedic practitioner last week.
According to police, the two had shoved red chilli powder in the eyes of the doctor and his wife and decamped with jewellery and around Rs 3 lakh cash.
Haridwar SSP Yogendra Rawat said that on interrogation, it was revealed that one of the men, Shahzad Malik, who is associated with Uttarakhand Kranti Dal, wanted money to fight assembly elections as a result of which, they planned to commit the loot.
CO city Abhay Singh told TOI, “A case has been registered and further investigation is ongoing.”
