Patna,(BiharTimes): A young girl led a gang of three robbers to commit crime at Dominos in Exhibition Road in Patna on the intervening night of April 15 and 16. The pizza outlet is situated in Shahi Building, owned by state Education Minister, Prashant Kumar Shahi.

However, all the three youths were arrested within eight hours on Tuesday for looting Rs 2.70 lakh from the eatery.

Incidentally, the girl-robber has been identified as former Dominos employee Anshu Kumari, 22. Besides, her boyfriend Mohammed Akil and friend Bharat Vikas were also caught.

While the girl was armed with a gun the other two had pistols in their hands. They overpowered at least five people, including security personnel after breaking into from behind.

An hour after the crime an FIR was lodged at Gandhi Maidan police station. The police swung into action as the crime occurred at a prime location and in a VIP house not very far from the residence of the SSP. The three youths were arrested from different parts of Patna.

According to senior superintendent of police Manu Maharaj the girl, Anshu and Vikas used to work at the outlet till mid-2010. So they planned and executed the robbery efficiently.

Reports said that Anshu, a resident of Sipara on the outskirts of Patna, told her parents that she would be going to a friend’s birthday party and would not return home on Monday night. Akil, a resident of the Phulwarisharif, got two countrymade pistols and a mini rifle.

The trio reached the outlet at around 1AM. Anshu hit the guard with the butt of the rifle. The four employees inside were held at gunpoint as they collected the money and escaped. In an attempt to destroy evidence, they smashed the closed-circuit television (CCTV) camera at the outlet. They did not use mobile either.

The police first arrested Vikas from his home in Malsalami. The others were arrested on the basis of information provided by him, and Rs 2.36 lakh was recovered from them.

Incidentally, Anshu is doing graduation from Commerce College in the state capital. She told the media with her face covered that she urgently needed the money and got involved in the robbery. She said that this was her first crime and that none of them were hardened criminal