Crime Diary: July 31
31 July 2012 2:45 PM IST
THREE HELD FOR DRUGGING, ROBBING PASSENGERS
Three people were arrested in the national capital for drugging passengers travelling in trains and commuting on other modes of public transport before robbing them, police said on Monday.
Shakeer, 42, Mohammad Matin, 28 and Sorab Alam, 24, were arrested from Malviya Nagar Metro station on Sunday, following a tip-off, said Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police (crime), Sanjay Bhatia. ‘Around hundred tablets of a sleep-inducing medicine and robbed items were recovered from their possession,’ he said.
On 29 July, police received a tip-off that three people involved in theft of valuables from passengers after drugging them near railway stations and bus stands would be coming near the Malviya Nagar Metro station in an auto rickshaw for disposal of stolen articles. So, police said, a trap was laid near the said station and the trio was apprehended on Sunday evening.
‘Two mobile phones, a wrist-watch, a suitcase and a backpack containing 100 tablets of Ativan of 2 mg, were recovered,’ he said.
During interrogation, they told police that they used to hire auto rickshaws and pick-up passengers from different bus stops and railway stations at random.
‘On the way, one of them would offer their victim a cold drink laced with the sedative and rob them as soon as he or she lost consciousness,’ Bhatia said. Their involvement, police said, in two cases has been confirmed. ‘We are probing previous involvement in similar crimes,’ he added.
HIGHWAY ROBBERS ACCUSED OF TRUCK LOOTS HELD
With the arrest of two notorious interstate highway robbers, the Delhi police has claimed to have solved several truck robberies that had taken place in the National Capital Region (NCR).
'Tausib and Mohammad Abid were arrested from Azadpur Mandi on Sunday evening,' said Deputy Commissioner of police (northwest) P Karunakaran.
They had came in the area to sell 306 LPG cylinders which they had robbed from Loni in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh.
During the interrogation they disclosed that in intervening night of Friday and Saturday, they had taken a lift in a truck from Loni, Ghaziabad.
They had thrown the truck driver in to a pit near the Bagpat district and taken away the truck containing all 306 LPG cylinders to Meerut to sell.
But the person who was to receive the loot was not found on that day and so they decided to hide the truck in the Sahibabad area and sell the truck to any receiver in Delhi, Karunankaran said.
They parked the truck in the Shahibabad area and while their other associates remained with the truck, the arrested duo came to Delhi to explore possible deals.
KANWARIYAS KILL TO REPAY PILGRIMAGE DEBT
To repay money, which they had borrowed for their pilgrimage, two Kanwariyas including a minor allegedly indulged in robbing and murder of a 42-year-old man in the Jahangirpuri area.
The two have been arrested. Vinod, a resident of Jahangirpuri, was arrested and a minor was apprehended for robbery-cum-murder on Sunday, Deputy Commissioner of Police (northwest) P Karunakarn said.
Police said that they received a call on 27 July at around 10.35 pm. The caller informed that a man had been found on Shah Alam Bandh Road, lying in a pool of blood. 'A blood-stained bicycle and a bag was found from the spot,' the officer said.
The man, who had stab injuries was taken to Babu Jagjivan Ram Memorial Hospital, but he was declared brought dead.
He was identified as Vinod Kumar Sikri, a resident of Adarsh Nagar in northwest Delhi. The victim ran a tea shop at Gandhi Vihar and was returning home after closing shop for the day, when he was attacked and his mobile phone snatched. When he tried to resist, he was stabbed. A case of robbery and murder was registered at the Jahangirpuri police station. But even after questioning those in the area who have a criminal record, the police was unable to find anything about the case. Following a tip-off, police said that they came to suspect the involvement of the accused Vinod and the minor. The two were nabbed from their home.
During interrogation, Vinod and the juvenile told police that recently both of them had visited Hardwar as part of their pilgrimage for which they had borrowed money. They needed funds to repay this debt for which they robbed the cyclist at knife-point. But when the victim resisted, he was stabbed, and the two fled the spot after taking his mobile.
The juvenile also reportedly told the police that he had committed two criminal offences earlier, along with other groups of criminals for which he was apprehended and the case is on with the Juvenile Justice Board. Police said that both the accused were also drug addicts.
ALERT WITNESS HELPS COP CATCH TWO SNATCHERS
Two snatchers were caught red-handed with the help of a passer-by after targeting a women in northwest Delhi on Monday.
The victim Rukaya Rashid, along with her sister Fatima, while walking near Majlis Park on their way to Adarsh Nagar market. At around 2.15 pm two persons came on a motorcycle and snatched the gold chain that she was wearing around the neck.
Rukaya raised an alarm and started shouting. A person standing there, who was later identified as Ajay started chasing the snatchers. During the chase the snatchers fell from the motorcycle. They were caught by the people, who called the police and handed them over to the cops.
The accused were identified as Paramjeet and Deepak. A case under the sections 356, 379, 411, 34 of IPC have been registered against them in Adarash Nagar police station, a senior police officer said.
Police said, the same stachers had targetted another woman, identified as Bhawna Kukreja in the same area. Both the chains have been recovered from their possession, an officer said.
'Ajay who started the chase after hearing the victim’s screams, is being suitably rewarded for this act of bravery,' said DCP (northwest) P Karunakaran said.
Three people were arrested in the national capital for drugging passengers travelling in trains and commuting on other modes of public transport before robbing them, police said on Monday.
Shakeer, 42, Mohammad Matin, 28 and Sorab Alam, 24, were arrested from Malviya Nagar Metro station on Sunday, following a tip-off, said Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police (crime), Sanjay Bhatia. ‘Around hundred tablets of a sleep-inducing medicine and robbed items were recovered from their possession,’ he said.
On 29 July, police received a tip-off that three people involved in theft of valuables from passengers after drugging them near railway stations and bus stands would be coming near the Malviya Nagar Metro station in an auto rickshaw for disposal of stolen articles. So, police said, a trap was laid near the said station and the trio was apprehended on Sunday evening.
‘Two mobile phones, a wrist-watch, a suitcase and a backpack containing 100 tablets of Ativan of 2 mg, were recovered,’ he said.
During interrogation, they told police that they used to hire auto rickshaws and pick-up passengers from different bus stops and railway stations at random.
‘On the way, one of them would offer their victim a cold drink laced with the sedative and rob them as soon as he or she lost consciousness,’ Bhatia said. Their involvement, police said, in two cases has been confirmed. ‘We are probing previous involvement in similar crimes,’ he added.
HIGHWAY ROBBERS ACCUSED OF TRUCK LOOTS HELD
With the arrest of two notorious interstate highway robbers, the Delhi police has claimed to have solved several truck robberies that had taken place in the National Capital Region (NCR).
'Tausib and Mohammad Abid were arrested from Azadpur Mandi on Sunday evening,' said Deputy Commissioner of police (northwest) P Karunakaran.
They had came in the area to sell 306 LPG cylinders which they had robbed from Loni in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh.
During the interrogation they disclosed that in intervening night of Friday and Saturday, they had taken a lift in a truck from Loni, Ghaziabad.
They had thrown the truck driver in to a pit near the Bagpat district and taken away the truck containing all 306 LPG cylinders to Meerut to sell.
But the person who was to receive the loot was not found on that day and so they decided to hide the truck in the Sahibabad area and sell the truck to any receiver in Delhi, Karunankaran said.
They parked the truck in the Shahibabad area and while their other associates remained with the truck, the arrested duo came to Delhi to explore possible deals.
KANWARIYAS KILL TO REPAY PILGRIMAGE DEBT
To repay money, which they had borrowed for their pilgrimage, two Kanwariyas including a minor allegedly indulged in robbing and murder of a 42-year-old man in the Jahangirpuri area.
The two have been arrested. Vinod, a resident of Jahangirpuri, was arrested and a minor was apprehended for robbery-cum-murder on Sunday, Deputy Commissioner of Police (northwest) P Karunakarn said.
Police said that they received a call on 27 July at around 10.35 pm. The caller informed that a man had been found on Shah Alam Bandh Road, lying in a pool of blood. 'A blood-stained bicycle and a bag was found from the spot,' the officer said.
The man, who had stab injuries was taken to Babu Jagjivan Ram Memorial Hospital, but he was declared brought dead.
He was identified as Vinod Kumar Sikri, a resident of Adarsh Nagar in northwest Delhi. The victim ran a tea shop at Gandhi Vihar and was returning home after closing shop for the day, when he was attacked and his mobile phone snatched. When he tried to resist, he was stabbed. A case of robbery and murder was registered at the Jahangirpuri police station. But even after questioning those in the area who have a criminal record, the police was unable to find anything about the case. Following a tip-off, police said that they came to suspect the involvement of the accused Vinod and the minor. The two were nabbed from their home.
During interrogation, Vinod and the juvenile told police that recently both of them had visited Hardwar as part of their pilgrimage for which they had borrowed money. They needed funds to repay this debt for which they robbed the cyclist at knife-point. But when the victim resisted, he was stabbed, and the two fled the spot after taking his mobile.
The juvenile also reportedly told the police that he had committed two criminal offences earlier, along with other groups of criminals for which he was apprehended and the case is on with the Juvenile Justice Board. Police said that both the accused were also drug addicts.
ALERT WITNESS HELPS COP CATCH TWO SNATCHERS
Two snatchers were caught red-handed with the help of a passer-by after targeting a women in northwest Delhi on Monday.
The victim Rukaya Rashid, along with her sister Fatima, while walking near Majlis Park on their way to Adarsh Nagar market. At around 2.15 pm two persons came on a motorcycle and snatched the gold chain that she was wearing around the neck.
Rukaya raised an alarm and started shouting. A person standing there, who was later identified as Ajay started chasing the snatchers. During the chase the snatchers fell from the motorcycle. They were caught by the people, who called the police and handed them over to the cops.
The accused were identified as Paramjeet and Deepak. A case under the sections 356, 379, 411, 34 of IPC have been registered against them in Adarash Nagar police station, a senior police officer said.
Police said, the same stachers had targetted another woman, identified as Bhawna Kukreja in the same area. Both the chains have been recovered from their possession, an officer said.
'Ajay who started the chase after hearing the victim’s screams, is being suitably rewarded for this act of bravery,' said DCP (northwest) P Karunakaran said.
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