In 2023, five people were arrested and charged with stealing approximately 70 million yen in cash from a man who was negotiating business at a tower apartment in Naniwa-ku, Osaka. Police have confirmed that six people, including a 24-year-old suspect, were injured in the robbery. was arrested on suspicion of
We believe that two of these people were responsible for planning or directing the incident, and we are investigating the details of how it happened.
A total of six people were arrested, including Kaiteru Shinkawa (24), an unemployed man from Hirano Ward, Osaka.
Three of them, including Keigo Nakamura (24), who has no fixed address and is unemployed, have already been indicted.
According to the police, in July 2023, the six people punched a man in his 60s in the face who was having a business meeting regarding crypto assets on the 29th floor of a tower apartment in Namba Naka, Naniwa Ward, Osaka, and stole approximately 70 million yen in cash. He is suspected of robbery with bodily injury.
In this case, five people, including defendant Tatsuya Shigenaga (21) of Sakai City, Osaka, were arrested and indicted between July and September 2023, bringing the total number of people arrested to 11.
The 11 people had shared roles, such as being the perpetrators and the driver of the car used in the getaway, and of the six newly arrested suspects, Shinkawa planned the robbery, and Nakamura Yu gave instructions to the other members. There is a suspicion that
It is also believed that some of the stolen cash was paid to the members as compensation, but the whereabouts of approximately 65 million yen is still unknown.
The police are investigating the details of the incident, as the 11 people are said to be friends or seniors and juniors.
The identity of the six newly arrested persons has not been disclosed.