Man held for robberies, including cash from bank van

The police said Murtaza Ali Khan, a resident of Bareilly, was picked up outside Lions Hospital in New Friends Colony on November 28. According to his sister, Khan had come to visit her on November 27 in Zakir Nagar and she had sent him to the hospital to pick up medicines for her.

When he didn8217;t return 8212; and for over five days 8212; she put in a writ petition in court asking the Crime Branch to furnish information on him.

On Thursday, the Crime Branch told the High Court that he was arrested for a few robberies in the city. Police sources said Khan is a member of a gang, and that the police are hunting for the other members and have detained at least one more suspect.

Confirming that Khan 8220;has been arrested in robbery cases8221;, DCP Crime Neeraj Thakur refused to give out any more information.

Khan is suspected to be involved in a robbery on November 18, wherein armed assailants robbed two guards taking about Rs 16 lakh to a security van near Satya Niketan.

On October 15, a businessman and his two sons were shot at in the Anand Vihar area of East Delhi. More than Rs 5 lakh was reportedly robbed in this case.

The police said they are investigating Khan8217;s role in other robberies reported from the city recently.