One arrested in sugar-laden truck hijacking case

Anand, Nov 6 (UNI) Police here today arrested one person, Daulatram Tekchand Harjani, in connection with the hijacking of a sugar-laden truck on the Ahmedabad-Vadodara expressway on October 31 last.

The truck, along with the sugar consignment worth around Rs two lakh, was recovered on the very next day. The culprits, however, were still at large.

Police suspect that the hijacking was masterminded by Daulatram's son Mukesh, a history-sheeter with over 18 cases registered against him that range from murder, kidnapping to armed robbery. Daulatram has a double murder case pending against him.

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