NEW DELHI: North district police have busted two criminal gangs that targeted people on the streets, and arrested seven people.
In the first operation, five people who offered lift to people and robbed them later have been arrested from Kashmere Gate police station.
According to DCP (north) Sagar Singh Kalsi, the gang was busted by a team led by inspector Dharmender on a sole clue that one of the rear lights of the vehicle was not working.
On December 3, the cops had received a PCR call from a hospital about a person who sustained injuries during a robbery bid. Police reached the hospital and recorded the statement of the victim, who said that he had come to ISBT Kashmere Gate from Agra after attending a wedding function. Around 8pm, a white car with a commercial numberplate stopped near him. The driver asked the victim about his destination and got ready to drop him for Rs 50.
After a drive of about 1-2km near Geeta Colony flyover, the occupants of the car, some of whom had joined later, overpowered the victim and started physically assaulting him. One of the accused choked the victim and one put a knife on his chest. They robbed his gold ring, mobile phone, bag, Rs 3,000 cash, and then thrashed him.
In the second operation, two robbers were arrested from Sarai Rohilla police station for robbing a cash collection agent of over Rs 17 lakh by staging an accident. Cops scanned footage from over 300 cameras and tracked the scooter used in the crime.
