Police dressed as ATM thieves to make criminal 'April Fool'

NEW DELHI: In a filmy style scene, Delhi police team dressed in Lungi and Kurta disguised themselves as ATM thieves to lure a man into the conversation who has created menace in Dwarka with ATM machine thefts.

The police zeroed in on a criminal after analysing CCTV footage of the ATM thefts in the area. After studying a typical pattern of dressing by the criminal, the police team decided to dress in exactly the same manner to dodge the criminal.

"At about 9 pm, the criminal came to Uttamnagar area and saw few other familiar looking men. He tried to establish communication with those men, actually the police team members, assuming them that they are from some new gang from Mewat area. He disclosed his name and address in Mewat to the team," said DCP Dwarka, Anto Alphonse.

On confirming his identity, the team surprised him with 'April Fool Banaya slogan'. The accused is a permanent resident of Karanda, Mewat and is residing in Loni, Ghaziabad.

The accused committed several crimes and several cases have been registered against him but maybe in different names as he used to tell his new name every time he was arrested.

After he was lodged in several jails, he polished his criminal abilities with an introduction to criminals from various states, hence he became a member of an interstate gang.

In 2012, he along with his associates tried to steal an ATM in Mourya Enclave, Delhi area but guard fired upon them which caused the death of one of his associates.

He was later arrested and charged also. He stopped attending court in 2017 and the court declared him an absconder. He used to shortlist any ATM after a recce and then prepared plans with associates to steal uproot the ATM.