Five nabbed for plan to rob Malad beer bar

The five men, aged between 19 and 21 years, have been identified as Vinod Soni, Yadukumar Shah, Munnakumar Choudhary, Manoj Gupta and Balukumar Shah. The police registered a case of preparation for dacoity againt the accused before they were remanded to police custody till January 7.

The accused during interrogation confessed that they had plans to loot a few more bars during the city8217;s New Year celebrations. The Dindoshi police, who areinvestigating the case, are ascertaining their gang affiliation.

In an another case, four unidentified men barged into a diamond polishing unit and escaped with a booty of Rs 2.5 lakh at Malad on Friday evening.The police said the owner of the diamond polishing unit and his younger brother were at their factory at Malad when four men barged in and whipped out choppers around 9.30 pm on Friday.

The owner8217;s brother was attacked with choppers when he tried to prevent the four men from escaping with the booty. The robbers however managed to escape with polished and unpolished diamonds worth Rs 2.5 lakh.

The victim was taken to a nearby hospital, where his condition is stated to be stable.