New Delhi: The team of Safdarjung Enclave police station busted a gang of robbers on Monday near Arjun Nagar T-point, solving at least five pending cases in the process. A loaded country-made pistol, two live cartridges, one stolen scooty, and two stolen mobile phones were recovered from them.
The team led by SHO Shivraj Singh Bisht was set up under the supervision of ACP Ishwar Singh (Safdarjung Enclave) to asses the inputs of security threats.
Police were deployed at Arjun Nagar T-point to keep an eye out for the accused persons when they noticed a white scooty at about 7 pm coming from Aurobindo Marg with three people on it, all without helmets.
When asked to stop their vehicle, the three sped away in the direction of Ring Road riding on the wrong side of the road. Following a motorcycle pursuit, the police apprehended all three suspects namely; Abhishek, Suraj, and Sunil.
Police investigations revealed that Abhishek was the lock picker while others used to steal vehicles and used them to commit other crimes. It was also revealed that the mobile phones stolen by the gang would be sold by another of their associates named Om Prakash, who is on the police radar.
South-West District DCP Devender Arya said that the meticulous planning and execution of the team has led to the successful busting of the gang.
A case under sections 25/54/59 of the Arms Act and 411/34 of the IPC has been registered at the Safdarjung police station against the three apprehended.