Delhi: Six members of two different gangs arrested for robbery
Six men belonging to two different gangs of robbers were arrested after committing loots in Delhi, police said today. In two separate incidents, Emergency Response Vehicle (ERV) staff posted at Govindpuri and Okhla Industrial area chased and subsequently apprehended two gangs of robbers who were allegedly trying to flee after robbing people, Deputy Commissioner of Police (southeast) Chinmoy Biswal said.
Three nabbed after being chased down by ERV at Okhla
On July-30, Pankaj Kumar, who works in a private firm at Okhla, complained to police that at around 7pm when he was returning home after work, three unknown men stopped him at Okhla Estate Marg and looted his mobile phone, Biswal said All the accused fled towards Tughlakabad, Biswal said. Subsequently, an ERV passing from the road started chasing the accused trying to abscond.
One accused was involved in four cases of robbery, theft
After chasing them for 200 meters, all the accused were apprehended and the robbed mobile phone was recovered from their possession, Biswal said. The accused were identified as Aakash (22), Pradeep (20), and Suraj, he said. On interrogation, it was found that one of the accused Akash was previously involved in four cases of robbery, theft, and snatching.
Second robbery: Accused tried to flee in autorickshaw after crime
In another incident, Mithlesh Kumar told ERV staff, who were patrolling Okhla Industrial Area at around 1:30 am, that his mobile phone and wallet containing cash was robbed by two persons. The accused then fled towards ESI hospital in an autorickshaw with their third accomplice who was driving the auto, the officer said. The ERV staff, along with the victim, then chased the autorickshaw.
ERV caught the accused after chasing them for 1km
After chasing the three for nearly 1 km, the ERV van intercepted the vehicle and all the three accused were apprehended at Okhla Phase-1, the officer said. The accused were identified as Yogesh Kumar, Kundan Yadav, and Riyazul, the DCP said. A robbed mobile phone and wallet of the victim was recovered from their possession, he said.
Ten cases of robbery, snatching, theft solved
During interrogation, it was found that the accused Yogesh was earlier involved in an auto theft case while his associate Riyazul is involved in a murder case, Biswal added. With their arrest, ten cases of robbery, snatching, and theft have been solved, the police said.
