Surat: Crime branch sleuths arrested two unemployed men on Wednesday for a murder and loot attempt at a jewellery store in Katargam on January 2.
Sandip Dungrani (27) and his friend Nikul Bhingradiya (20) for trying to kill Nitin Soni, owner of Prasang Jewellers and attempting to loot his shop in Katargam.
The accused were nabbed from near Navjivan Restaurant in Sarthana while trying to escape from the city.
Dungrani and Bhingradiya, are natives of Panchpipla village in Bhavnagar district. They were living in a rented accommodation since the last 15 days. They had come with plan to carry out loot.
The duo entered Soni’s shop on January 2 and asked to show a gold bracelet but alert Soni asked them to remove their mask first. Soni also questioned them about their residence when they named a nearby society. Soni immediately asked if they knew any of the residents when they fumbled. Meanwhile, Soni took out a silver bracelet to show them and refused that he doesn’t have gold je