Five members of the same family found guilty of Hounslow Post Office heist

Images: Rajvinder Khalon (L), Sukhvir Dhillon (R)

‘Armed robber’ turns out to be the cousin of the owner

Five members of the same family have been found guilty of various charges in a conspiracy to rob a Post Office in Hounslow of £136,000.

On 1 April 2024 at about half past six in the evening police responded to reports of an armed robbery at the Post Office in Brabazon Road.

Two women working at the branch, who were later found to be part of the conspiracy, told officers they had been threatened by a man with a gun who stole £50,000, as well as the branch’s CCTV system. An audit by the Post Office found the actual amount of money missing from the store was around £136,000.

Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Flying Squad examined CCTV footage from the area around the shop and tracked the suspect to a nearby car, registered to Rajvinder Khalon. His DNA was also found on a metal fence which he had climbed over and cut himself on as he fled the scene.

Images: Sunaver Dhillon (L), Ramandeep Dhillon (C), Mandeep Gill (R)

Analysis of his phone showed he was in regular contact with his cousin Sukhvir Dhillon, who owned the Post Office branch and the store it was attached to. From the contacts between the two, detectives were able to prove they had staged the robbery and that three other family members were in on the plan.

Rajvinder Khalon, 41, of Great West Road, Hounslow and Sukhvir Dhillon, 38, Ramandeep Dhillon, 40, and Sunaver Dhillon, 67, all of Lyne Road, Virginia Water, were found guilty at Isleworth Crown Court on Wednesday, 27 March of conspiracy to pervert the course of justice, conspiracy to money launder, and conspiracy to steal from the Post Office.

Mandeep Gill, 45, also of Lyne Road, Virginia Water, was found guilty of conspiracy to pervert the course of justice, and conspiracy to money launder.

They will be sentenced at the same court on Friday 6 June.

Detective Chief Inspector Scott Mather, from the Met’s Flying Squad, said:

“This was a complex investigation which involved piecing together a large amount of CCTV, phone and financial data, and DNA evidence.

“The group had taken steps to cover their tracks, but we were still able to identify those involved and I’m pleased our work resulted in them being brought to justice.”

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