DU chemistry genius turned criminal: How a brilliant scholar used science for daring robberies & what led to his arrest
Published on: Oct. 12, 2025, 5:56 p.m. | Source: The Economic Times
A 32-year-old man with an MPhil in Chemistry from Delhi University has been arrested. He is accused of two jewellery shop robberies in Model Town, Delhi. The accused, Deep Shubham, was previously convicted in a bank robbery case in Bihar. He used his chemistry knowledge to create a smoke bomb during the bank heist. Shubham was apprehended in Sohna, Haryana.
