These days, high-scale robberies in Ggn are performed for adventure by educated youngsters

Gone are those days when robberies in Gurugram were associated with either criminal gangs or domestic helps working in the posh colonies and condominiums of the city.

Here is a new twist! Now, even affluent and educated youth of the Millennium City are indulging in high-scale robberies. Recent arrests in cases of theft have shown youngsters in the age group of 18 -22 years committing thefts from snatching to stealing vehicles. Moreover, these youngsters are educated and belong to affluent households.

Based on police sources, most of the youth who are committing heist in the city are doing so for the sake of adventure and making a quick buck. Police sources reveal since these youngsters are not known criminals, cops can catch them only after a few robberies.

Moreover, police sources also highlight that these youngsters have devised unique ways of committing the acts of robbery and being successful at it. A group of young robbers who were recently arrested by Gurugram Police used one such methodology.

In the process of committing the robbery, while one robber used to flash his motorcycle headlight on the face of the victim, another robber came from behind and committed theft by snatching.

Another robber named Jitendra who was recently arrested by the police is the husband of a sarpanch (village head). Jitendra along with his colleagues used to hold a survey of posh neighbourhoods in the city and commit burglary at the houses.

Upon being arrested, Jitendra did not only possess stolen expensive electronic items but also items like gas cylinders and undergarments. With the number of young robbers increasing in the city, cases of expensive vehicles being stolen for the scrap parts to be sold are rising too.

Recently, a group of five youngsters who were barely in their 20's were arrested after they had stolen a car from a person in Palam Vihar.

These youngsters possessed illegal weapons like guns and knives which were used to scare people.

"Young robbers have now become a big challenge for the Gurugram Police. Most of these people do not have criminal records and do it merely for fun and adventure to begin with. As they become successful, it becomes a habit till they are caught," said a senior police officer.

"Money is not the main criteria for these young robbers. A group of young robbers we arrested had stolen an expensive bike of Rs, 60,000 and sold it at as low as Rs 5,000," added the cop.