Four juveniles arrested for string of robberies committed on election day
16 Dec 2013 4:02 AM IST
Four juveniles have been apprehended for allegedly stealing a car and then going on to commit a series of armed robberies in South and South-East Delhi, despite high security on the day of elections in the national capital, police said on Saturday.
The four minors were nabbed by the Crime Branch of Delhi police on Friday from near Jawaharlal Nehru University Gate, Munirka after it received a tip off.
The gang came under police scanner after Anand Kumar registered a police complaint at Neb Sarai police station that on 4 December, while returning home from his office at around 4 am, four persons followed him in a Maruti Esteem car.
They stopped him at IGNOU Road and robbed him of two mobile phones at knife point.
‘After registration of the FIR, during investigation it was found that similar robberies had taken place in the vicinity of South and South-East Delhi, where people were robbed of their cash and mobiles.
‘A Maruti Esteem car figured in all these incidents. Later on, the said car was found abandoned in Vasant Kunj (North) area and was found stolen from Munirka village,’ said Additional Commissioner of Police (Crime) Ravindra Yadav.
Taking into account the series of robberies in a span of few hours and that too on the day of the assembly election, the Crime Branch was tasked to nab the culprits.
The police team finally succeeded on Friday in apprehending of the four juveniles, officers said.
On their detailed examination, they were found to be living in Saidulazab village in South Delhi.
One of them had been earlier involved in a case of vehicle theft and remained in Juvenile Welfare Home for about 45 days. On coming out from the home, he constituted a gang under the name of ‘Ali Baba’ and started stealing motorcycles and cars with the help of master keys.
They disclosed that on 4 December, all of them set out for a ‘hunt’ and found a Maruti Esteem car at Munirka village.
They opened it with the help of master key and then started roaming in adjoining areas and robbed several people of their cash and mobile phones at knife point, police said.
Later, they abandoned the car, due to leakage in radiator. Four mobiles which were robbed by them were also recovered from their possession.
The four minors were nabbed by the Crime Branch of Delhi police on Friday from near Jawaharlal Nehru University Gate, Munirka after it received a tip off.
The gang came under police scanner after Anand Kumar registered a police complaint at Neb Sarai police station that on 4 December, while returning home from his office at around 4 am, four persons followed him in a Maruti Esteem car.
They stopped him at IGNOU Road and robbed him of two mobile phones at knife point.
‘After registration of the FIR, during investigation it was found that similar robberies had taken place in the vicinity of South and South-East Delhi, where people were robbed of their cash and mobiles.
‘A Maruti Esteem car figured in all these incidents. Later on, the said car was found abandoned in Vasant Kunj (North) area and was found stolen from Munirka village,’ said Additional Commissioner of Police (Crime) Ravindra Yadav.
Taking into account the series of robberies in a span of few hours and that too on the day of the assembly election, the Crime Branch was tasked to nab the culprits.
The police team finally succeeded on Friday in apprehending of the four juveniles, officers said.
On their detailed examination, they were found to be living in Saidulazab village in South Delhi.
One of them had been earlier involved in a case of vehicle theft and remained in Juvenile Welfare Home for about 45 days. On coming out from the home, he constituted a gang under the name of ‘Ali Baba’ and started stealing motorcycles and cars with the help of master keys.
They disclosed that on 4 December, all of them set out for a ‘hunt’ and found a Maruti Esteem car at Munirka village.
They opened it with the help of master key and then started roaming in adjoining areas and robbed several people of their cash and mobile phones at knife point, police said.
Later, they abandoned the car, due to leakage in radiator. Four mobiles which were robbed by them were also recovered from their possession.
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