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TWO MORE ARRESTED IN HOTELIER ROBBERY CASE

Police have arrested two more accused in connection with the robbery of a hotelier in the Koilwar police station area of Bhojpur district, while one named accused has surrendered in court. So far, four accused have been arrested and one has surrendered in court in this case.

Dr. Rajiv Nayan Agrawal

Wednesday, July 22, 2026 - 13:23

TWO MORE ARRESTED IN HOTELIER ROBBERY CASE

22-JULY-ENG 17

RAJIV NAYAN AGRAWAL

ARA----------------------------Police have arrested two more accused in connection with the robbery of a hotelier in the Koilwar police station area of Bhojpur district, while one named accused has surrendered in court. So far, four accused have been arrested and one has surrendered in court in this case.

SHO Narottam Chandra stated that on the night of July 16/17, Arvind Kumar—a resident of Ward No. 5 and operator of 'Hotel Atithi'—was returning home from the hotel with his partners, Abhishek Kumar and Bablu Kumar. During this time, unidentified criminals held them at gunpoint and robbed them of a gold chain and ₹40,000. A case (Koilwar Police Station Case No. 151/26) was registered regarding this incident.

Following the incident, a special team was constituted under the leadership of the Sadar-2 Sub-Divisional Police Officer (SDPO), acting on the instructions of the Superintendent of Police (SP). Earlier, on July 18, Munna Kumar and Abhishek (alias Modiya) were arrested; ₹2,500 in looted cash and an illegal weapon were recovered from them.

Continuing this operation, the police arrested Happy (alias Aditya Singh, 19) and Abhishek Kumar (alias Gandhi, 19) from Dhandiha village on Tuesday. ₹3,500 in looted cash, documents related to the incident, and Aadhaar cards were recovered from each of them. According to the police, Happy (alias Aditya Singh) already has two criminal cases registered against him at Koilwar Police Station and one at Bihta Police Station.

Bittu Kumar—a named accused in the case, son of Ajay Rai and a resident of Ward No. 4, Koilwar—surrendered in court amidst continuous police pressure. The Station House Officer (SHO) stated that, based on the interrogation of the arrested individuals, continuous raids are being conducted to apprehend the remaining absconding accused. He asserted that no accused involved in the robbery would be spared and that the entire gang would soon be exposed and all culprits arrested.