Dec 26, 2024 09:17 PM IST
A financial institution heist in Lucknow led to a few arrests and three deaths in police encounters. Mastermind Vipin Kumar Verma, a former painter, is now in custody.
The heist, carried out on Sunday evening, led to the arrest of three suspects on Monday, whereas three others have been killed in police encounters. One other accused, Mithun Kumar, continues to be on the run.
Vipin’s second spouse, Kajal, was unaware of his actions (Sourced)
Vipin Kumar Verma, a 22-year-old Sitapur resident who as soon as earned his residing as a painter, turned to crime to fulfil his greed for fast wealth. Arrested on Wednesday throughout an encounter in Ghazipur, Vipin is the alleged mastermind behind the daring heist on the Indian Abroad Financial institution (IOB) in Lucknow.
Raised by his uncle in Sitapur after his mother and father deserted him, he initially labored as a painter.
A failed marriage, jail time in Jalandhar for a earlier bank-related offence, and subsequent estrangement from his household seem to have pushed him deeper into the prison underworld.
“He moved to Lucknow and started living in a rented house in Chinhat after his release from jail. To become rich quickly, he planned this heist with a friend he met in prison,” stated Vipin’s brother Pradeep.
Vipin’s second spouse, Kajal, remained unaware of his actions, whereas his household in Sitapur claimed to have had minimal contact with him for over a yr.
“He faced hardships but chose the wrong path. He hasn’t returned home for a long time,” stated his aunt Suman Devi.
The heist, carried out on Sunday evening, led to the arrest of three suspects on Monday, whereas three others have been killed in police encounters. One other accused, Mithun Kumar, continues to be on the run.
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