Udaipur: City police arrested two men late Wednesday night for the murder of a jewellery manufacturing firm employee in Rajkot and for fleeing with gold and silver, SP Amrita Duhan said. The suspects, Amit Kumar Pandey (24) and Shivam Pandey (26), were caught during a highway blockade in Sukher. Both are residents of Dhanpur Chandauli in Uttar Pradesh.Police seized their car, 1 kg of gold and 3 kg of silver powder. The gold had been concealed in their shoe soles. Three alleged associates had earlier been caught by Sirohi police. The suspects will be handed over to Gujarat Police.Police said they received information from Gujarat that the suspects were heading towards Rajasthan after killing and robbing the employee. Sukher police station CI Bharat Yogi and Badgaon police station ASI Krishnagopal played key roles in the arrests.The robbery occurred in Rajkot’s Thorala police station area on Oct 14. Laljibhai Sardhara, an employee of Tanvi Export India Limited, had gone with a security guard to collect refined gold and silver from the firm’s refinery.As Sardhara came out carrying gold and silver worth Rs 1.55 crore in a bag, the men, waiting outside, allegedly tried to snatch it and fought with him. The accused shot him when Sardhara resisted and fled with the valuables. Sardhara died during treatment at a hospital.
