CRIME IN DELHI
TAJ HASSAN, Special Commissioner of Police
elhi is growing at a fast pace. Rapid victims to report the incidents of crime rather growth, both of planned as well as than suffering the plight silently. Thereafter, Dunplanned colonies, has taken place women started coming forward and an in Delhi in yester years owing to large influx of unprecedented increase in the registration population from neighbouring states. This has of rape and molestation cases was noticed. resulted into a lot of anonymity which helps As against 327 rape and 279 molestation criminals to go undetected after committing cases registered in 2012, 850 rape and 1869 crime. Further, many affluent colonies abut molestation cases were registered during the areas inhabited by underprivileged sections of first six months of 2013 showing an increase society. This along with increasing economic of 160% and 570% in rape and molestation disparities has had an impact on crime trends cases respectively. in the city. Social and family structure is Similarly, truthful registration of crime led undergoing change. More nuclear families are to a substantial increase in general crime also coming up with loosened family control over during 2013 and 2014. The registered IPC young adults. Delhi shares its borders with crime figures rose to 80,184 in 2013; 1,55,654 Uttar Pradesh, Haryana and Rajasthan which in 2014. The positive trend gathered further allows easy escape to criminals committing steam during 2015 and the crime figures crime in Delhi. All these factors, contributed rose to 1,82,644. The same is reflected in the to increasing trend of crime in Delhi in the last following chart. decade or so. However, registration of crime in Delhi remained largely depressed during Comparative Street Crime Crime the last two decades. For instance, a total of 2014 2015 Variation 64,882 IPC cases were registered in 1998, Heads whereas the number remained 54,287 in 2012 Dacoity 80 73 -8.75% not an actual reflection of crime in Delhi. Robbery 6176 7192 16.45% In the back drop of the ghastly incident Snatching 6943 9422 35.71% of Dec, 2012 and consequential change in Burglary 9653 12208 26.47% statute, making it mandatory to register FIRs in House 12285 14781 20.32% women related offences, a conscious decision Theft was taken to register FIR in all incidents of M.V. Theft 22219 31114 40.03% crimes, including offences against women. Other Theft 39568 53503 35.22% Simultaneously, steps were taken for suitable Total IPC 147237 182644 24.05% training of police officials to encourage women
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Total IPC SAFETY OF VULNERABLE GROUPS 182644 155654 Women 85000 80184 The safety of women has remained the top
57963 priority of Delhi Police. Many new initiatives 60000 54384 56065 56065 54287 53623 51292 50251 53353 49137 47404 49350 were taken by the Delhi Police for the safety and security of women in Delhi, both in terms 35000 of prevention of crime as well detection/ investigation of cases. 10000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015* Sexual assault/harassment of girls often Owing to prompt and truthful registration, takes place at their home, educational the police machinery was geared to institution, workplace and is often committed understand the ground realities better, which by their relatives, neighbours, friends or not only reduced the complaints of refusal to acquaintances. However, in most of the cases register crime but also helped frame adequate delicacy of the relationship or social stigma strategies to tackle crime on the ground. It also deter victims from reporting such abuse. In helped to map crime hot-spots and deploy order to encourage girls to come forward and the available resources in a manner so as to report abuse, police of North-East District achieve better results. launched the operation ‘Nirbheek’ under which The efforts to detect crimes have also Delhi Police officials pay visits to all-girls as well yielded results and more number of criminals as co-ed schools and conduct interaction with have been apprehended during 2015 as shown the girl students. The aim of these interactions in the chart below. is to build a rapport with them, instil a sense of confidence and encourage them to freely Comparative figures of criminals arrested speak out about any sexual abuses they might have gone through or noticed. Women Crime Years %age constables visit the schools on weekly basis Heads 2014 2015 variation for an hour to collect complaints from the Dacoits 260 296 13.84% students. The results of this programme were Robbers 4934 5716 15.84% quite encouraging and it has been extended to
Snatchers 2556 3109 21.63% all the districts of Delhi Police.
Burglars 1980 2949 48.94%
Auto lifters 2925 1542 -47.28%
Total IPC 55187 62017 12.37%
These measures shall also have a positive impact on the crime scenario in the medium and long term. The Government of India is fully supportive of the endeavour of ensuring Under another initiative Operation truthful registration of crime and has lauded ‘Shistachar’, women police officials, dressed the policy of truthful registration of crime to in civil clothes, are posted at busy places like ensure that genuine grievances of the people markets, metro stations, cinema halls and are redressed properly. buses to keep a watch on the miscreants. In
2 ANNUAL REVIEW 2015 CRIME IN DELHI case someone is caught while eve teasing their deployment outside girls’ schools and or indulging in an undesired behaviour, the colleges, particularly at their opening and closing person is immediately taken to the police time. It was emphasized in current year also station for counselling. They are counselled that in all public transport vehicles, the name by maulvis, pujaris, padris, brahm kumaris, of the driver and staff along with photographs representatives of NGOs and lawyers etc to and PSV number is displayed and GPS are respect women. This programme has also installed in DTC/cluster buses. Intensified been extended to all the districts of the Delhi action against consumption of alcohol in public Police. 43,071 persons were counselled, out of place was continued throughout the year and which, in 16,734 cases family members were 8,073 people were arrested for drinking in also called at the police station for counselling. public places. It was ensured that discotheques Apart from the above, many already existing and night clubs are closed by 01:00 AM. During initiatives were continued. On women helpline special checking at Metro Stations and Railway No. 1091 and 1096, a total of 50,633 calls Stations, 8,599 persons were challaned for were received during the year. travelling in woman compartments during the year 2015. Civic agencies were regularly Obnoxious calls and stalking over phone informed about poorly lit stretches of roads. was another major problem. 487 calls of Concerned agencies were also requested to stalking were received in CPCR during the install CCTV cameras at parking lots, shopping year which were effectively handled. Delhi malls, etc. BPOs were regularly instructed to Police introduced ‘Himmat’ mobile safety ensure that woman employees are not made app for women in order to provide immediate to travel alone with the cab driver, and a duly police assistance in the event of any emergent verified security guard or a male colleague is situation that may arise anytime, anywhere. invariably present in each cab carrying women 5,465 SOS messages were received from the staff during the night hours. BPOs were also public and 18,090 persons registered on the directed to install GPS in their vehicles. Taxi app. Encouraged with the response to Himmat services were encouraged to employ women app, a Himmat whatsapp group on 8800001091 drivers to bring a sense of security among was also launched subsequently. 23,982 the working women, particularly during the messages were received on this group. 24X7 night hours. These cabs were equipped with woman help desks are functioning in all police panic buzzer, IIC button and telephone facility stations to attend to women complainants. in addition to Himmat App. First such service 31,035 complaints were received at women was launched recently for Delhi-NCR region help desk in all the police stations in Delhi during the year.
with 25 women drivers. Woman complainants In view of recurring complaints about eve were dealt with utmost respect and sympathy. teasing, local police and PCR vans continued Complaints made by women were recorded
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verbatim, preferably by a lady police officer the perception of women safety in the city. and investigated in a professional manner. Delhi Police is also benefiting from the project As expeditious completion of investigation of ‘Safetipin’, launched by ‘Jago-ri’ a reputed rape cases is of paramount importance, all NGO working in the field of women safety. such cases were closely monitored at the level of DCP and above. Effort was made to file charge sheet within twenty days of the arrest Children of the accused. As always, tracing the missing children remained During the year 2015, 1,83,640 girls an important priority for Delhi Police. In each were imparted self defence training under case of a missing child, an FIR was registered the project ‘Ab Nahin Hai Darna’ as against promptly. In 2015, a total of 6,646 kidnapping 17,699 during 2014. 66 gender sensitization cases were registered as against 6,210 cases programmes were organized by SPUWAC for in the corresponding period of 2014. All field 11,130 school boys during the year. Gender units were directed repeatedly to account for sensitization courses for police personnel each missing child. It was reiterated to upload the details of all missing children on ZIPNET were organized on regular basis. In the year without any delay, and to make all out efforts 2015, 26,356 police personnel were trained to trace the missing child. Crime Branch took in 409 training programmes as against 8,035 the initiative of screening children at shelter police personnel trained during 2014 in 275 homes in order to link the missing children with such programmes. Security audit of all paying the cases registered in NCR region. Similarly, a guest accommodations and hostels for women drive was launched to screen the children living and girls was conducted. A total of 416 paying at railway stations, bus stands, and around guest accommodations/ hostels were covered religious places so that they could be linked with under this drive. the data of missing children, and accordingly Regular meetings of Thana level women recovered and handed over to their respective safety committees having representatives of parents or guardians. It was ensured that the NGOs dealing with women related issues, details of the missing children are uploaded on RWA, MWA, principals of prestigious colleges/ www.trackthemissingchild.gov.in. schools, ex-servicemen, etc. were held by The Crime Branch also analysed the pattern ACP and SHO of the area to discuss the of missing children on various parameters issues of women safety. Apart from the above particularly in terms of the areas affected the Commissioner of Police himself addressed with this problem, the economic condition of and interacted with college and school girls on the family of the missing child etc., and tried various open forum to take their feedback and to figure out whether organized gangs are explain to them the actions taken by police on involved in this crime. The focus area in this women safety. An officer of Special CP rank regard was children from three to eight years regularly holds meeting with the representatives of age. Delhi Police also launched ‘Operation of women NGOs and other stakeholders for Milap’, with an aim to unite the missing a regular feedback and necessary follow up children with their respective parents. Under action. this operation, inspections were conducted at Delhi Police is in the process of conducting all the children homes located in Delhi. The comprehensive sociological study on incidents teams matched the records of the children of violence against women. Apart from this, living there with the available data of the a survey shall also be conducted to assess missing/kidnapped children available with the
4 ANNUAL REVIEW 2015 CRIME IN DELHI police and also interacted with the children to registered with Delhi Police. Security audit of find out their address etc. After identification, 23,397 Senior Citizens was conducted by local the teams contacted their parents and restored police to enhance their security during 2015. them. Many missing children were traced and 22,076 identity cards have been issued to the united with their families hailing from Delhi as Senior Citizens registered with Delhi Police well as from other states like, Rajasthan, Uttar from 2012 to 2015. Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Bihar, Haryana, West Senior Citizens are also contacted Bengal, Madhya Pradesh, Assam and even telephonically and through personal visits Nepal. The operation will be continued in 2016 by police station staff and by the officials of also. Senior Citizens Cell. During this year 2015, a The scheme "Pehchaan", which was total of 3,58,407 visits and 2,73,435 telephonic started earlier was continued vigorously. contacts were made. The photographs of the children from the underprivileged sections were taken to create Initiatives taken by Delhi Police for a data bank to be used for identification of a security of North Eastern People missing child. Safety of the North-Eastern (NE) people residing in Delhi remained an important Senior Citizens priority for Delhi Police. A zero-tolerance Senior citizens form an important part of our policy was continued for tackling problems social matrix. However, with the growing faced by students and other residents from age they become more vulnerable to crime, the community. Monitoring on the calls especially those who are living alone or received on the helpline number 1093 was with spouses. Senior Citizen Cell continued done systematically. Jt. CP/Special Police monitoring the distress calls and conducted Unit for North Eastern Residents (SPUNER) random checks on the action taken by the local held regular meeting with representatives and police.
volunteers of North-East Region nominated Delhi Police also emphasised conducting for assisting Delhi Police. 122 volunteers from of security audit of their residential premises the North-Eastern states residing in Delhi in a comprehensive manner. The audit were also short listed under the ‘Yuva Prahari’ includes advising the senior citizens regarding scheme for PCR patrolling duty. Besides installation of basic security equipments, this, a proposal for creation of 370 posts of verification of domestic helps etc. Senior various ranks for setting up ‘Special Unit for citizens, who live alone at home for long hours North-Eastern Citizens’ has also been sent to while their wards go out for work, are also being Ministry of Home Affairs , Government of India.
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Facebook page ‘Delhi Police for North East officers of Delhi Police visit their areas ona folks’ remained very popular on which more pre-decided time and hear public grievances at than 54 lakh people logged. neutral venues like auditoriums, schools, public parks, etc. During 2015 a total of 2,151 such programmes were held, 42,067 complainants COMMUNITY POLICING SCHEMES were attended to and 11,795 grievances were Nigehban redressed. Closed Circuit Televisions (CCTVs) play an important role in day-to-day surveillance, crime prevention and monitoring of illegal or suspicious activities. Delhi Police has been making extensive use of CCTV cameras to ensure close supervision, conduct post- incident analysis, and collect unassailable legal evidence. However, with the limited resources, it is almost impossible for the police department to install cameras all over the city to map every Aap Ka Update nook and corner of Delhi 24X7 without the help The initiative was launched by the Delhi of people. This formed the basis for a unique Police to provide regular information to the community policing initiative called Nigehban. complainants about the progress of their cases Delhi Police surveyed all important locations of or complaints in the manner chosen by the the city and drew a list of sensitive areas, which complainant. During 2015, a total of 2,19,076 required CCTV monitoring and requested complainants were informed of the progress of individuals, RWAs and MWAs to install CCTV their cases. cameras at identified spots at their own cost. Over 1,60,000 CCTVs were installed under the scheme. This project is a true example of Neighbourhood Watch Scheme proactive community policing in the country. In order to promote a long lasting partnership with the community to enhance safety and reduce crime, the mechanism of Neighbourhood Jan Sampark Watch Scheme, which aims at enhancing the ‘Let us talk’ may seem to be another common security of a Neighbourhood with the help of its expression but it can hold solution to very residents, was revived as one of the important complex problems. The way we communicate methods of community policing. At present, with others and with ourselves can determine this scheme is functional in 2,659 residential the quality of our lives. Meaningful and colonies and housing complexes, and shall be regular interaction between the police and extended to other areas as well. public is vital in maintaining law and order in any society. Realizing the importance of participative interaction, Delhi Police launched Yuva Jan Sampark. The initiative enhances the ‘Yuva’ was designed to encourage young reach of the department, builds confidence adults and children, from the under privileged among citizens, and designs a mechanism sections of the society, to help adopt a positive for timely redressal of their grievances. Senior and constructive approach in life and prevent
6 ANNUAL REVIEW 2015 CRIME IN DELHI them from moving towards crime and drugs formidable challenge. It was in this backdrop at an early age by encouraging them towards that Delhi Police launched the web-based MV sports and vocational training. Workshops, theft application. sports activities and vocational trainings etc. Acting within the constraints of the existing were organised to channelize the energy statues, Delhi Police created a unique of young adults and children to make them online platform that integrates the citizen, productive members of the society. the police and the judiciary. It established 30,083 youth participated in sports activities a comprehensive alternative to the existing and 12,840 youth attended vocational training manual processes involved in the vehicle-theft programmes during 2015. The training also registration and investigation. helped them in earning their livelihood. To achieve this, unique, technology-led solutions were devised such as a centralized e-police station for the entire city and e-court New Initiatives for each district. Delhi Police has launched a slew of mobile The app provides hassle-free and instant and web applications that have not only registration of FIR, and time-bound delivery benefited the citizens but also made policing of final ‘untraced report’ for speedy insurance easier, faster and more effective. While these claim. Delhi Police was earlier burdened with applications provide a hassle-free experience the manual investigation of around 23000 to the citizens, they also simplify the internal cases of vehicle-theft annually. Now, with the procedures of the Delhi Police. help of the MV theft app investigating officers The range of mobile and web applications smoothly investigate the cases and provide devised by Delhi Police has increased NOC to the victim for insurance claim within transparency, accountability, accessibility, a stipulated time. The app also facilitates and productivity. Technology has bonded the automatic linking of stolen vehicles with the police with citizens in revolutionary ways, help of updated online vehicle-theft database. which will redefine the very concept of policing 22,644 FIRs have been registered through in the coming years This is in line with the goal this app. Court module of this application has set by the Hon’ble Prime Minister of India for also been working proficiently. SMART policing during DGsP/IGsP conference in Guwahati for SMART policing. Himmat App
MV Theft App ‘Himmat’ mobile app worked successfully for women safety and provided timely support Theft of a vehicle not only throws everything to women in distress. During the year, 2015, out of gear and causes significant financial 66,857 number of users downloaded the app. loss, but also results in a lot of hassle and mental harassment. Earlier, the manual processes involved reporting the theft, Character Verification Report (CVR) getting an FIR registered, obtaining the final The Special Branch of Delhi Police has started police report and claiming insurance were an Online Character Verification portal on 3rd cumbersome. Further, the huge number of August 2015. The online portal provides facility vehicle theft cases had made surveillance and for registration, filing personal details and linking of stolen vehicles by manual means, a documentation to obtain character verification
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report simply by pressing of a button from using this app. 19,60,046 reports have been anywhere, anytime. registered on this platform. After the launch of this application, a need One Touch Away App was felt to develop a similar application for ‘Delhi Police… One Touch Away’ application uploading the details of ‘found’ articles having has been designed to bring people one step a number or identity to facilitate people for closer to the department. It makes all police claiming their lost articles. A web-based related apps accessible to the general public application has been designed for lodging such on a single platform. Developed for mobile reports. Once someone lodges information platforms, it can also be used by the police through web application, the details of ‘found’ officials to flash text, documents, audio and articles so lodged are sent to local police for video as notifications within the department or confirmation and verification. The purpose of to the public at large. In addition, it provides this app is to facilitate people for submitting details of all police stations across the city. One information of any article they find and to link can even access all the important helplines and the same with the database of the lost articles. Delhi Police control rooms through this app.
Police Clearance Certificate (PCC) App Traffic App This year also, a large number of people The Delhi Police Traffic app launched on 8 benefited from the PCC app which help people May 2014 remained very popular among the in obtaining PCC timely and in a transparent people of Delhi. Some new features have manner. 1,65,019 citizens have benefitted been added in the app during the current year. from the online facility of PCC. ‘Traffic sentinel’ is one such scheme in which citizens can report traffic violations on the app and win prizes.
Lost Report App The lost report app launched in 2014 was a huge success. The popularity of this app can be gauged from the large number of people
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Action Against Drug Trafficking Bureau in this pursuit. All cases of FICN were registered at Parliament Street Police During this year, drive against drug trafficking Station. During the year, FICN worth Rs. 5 was taken up in a concerted manner, crores (approx.) was recovered and 68 cases and recovery of huge quantity of narcotic registered. substances was made, which is reflected in the chart given below. Crime Situation Action under NDPS Act – 2015 A total of 1,82,644 IPC cases were registered Cases Registered 271 during this year. The yardstick for crime per Arrests Made 346 lakh of population, used worldwide to compare RECOVERIES (in kg) crime rate, has been taken into account. Projected total IPC Crime per lakh of population Smack/Heroin 35.075 during this year has remained 1054.30. Opium 48.610 (1) Crimogenic factors Ganja 3763.679 Delhi has been developing at a rapid pace. Cocaine 1.998 This rapid urbanization has also led to certain Charas 54.823 factors which have a bearing towards the crime Poppy head 519.600 rate in the city. Rapid increase in population, large scale migration from rural India to the Action Against Illicit Arms capital city, huge disparity between the rich and the poor, led to increase in street crimes Easy availability of illicit arms and ammunition like robbery and snatching. in Delhi has always remained a cause of The factors responsible for crime may be concern. These arms and ammunition are enumerated as under: brought to Delhi from various parts of the country. This year efforts were made to I) socio-economic inequalities, connect all backward and forward linkages II) proximity of colonies of the affluent and the and unearth the entire chain of supply, transit under-privileged, route, mode of trafficking, end users and III) anonymity encouraging deviant behaviour, source of manufacturing. Delhi Police gave IV) loosening social structures and family a severe blow to the illicit fire-arm suppliers control, to Delhi, and recovered huge quantities of V) adverse sex ratio (866 females/ illicit fire-arms. During the year, 421 illicit fire- 1000 males), arms, 5111 ammunition and 253 sharp edged weapons were recovered. In order to check the VI) easy means of escape available to criminals, particularly across the borders, supply of illegal fire-arms, audit of the records of the licensed fire-arm dealers is also being VII) extended hinterland in the NCR region. conducted. (2) High detection rate achieved in heinous cases Owing to sustained efforts and professional Counterfeit Currency investigation by districts and specialized units Delhi Police launched a drive against fake like the Crime Branch and the Special Cell, Indian currency and associated other agencies 59% of heinous cases were worked out this like RBI, Customs department and Intelligence year.
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Total Heinous Crime Motive behind murders (per lakh of population) Analysis of motives behind murders during this 80 year, reveals that 16.64% of the cases were 70 62.41 60 58.11 due to sudden provocation or trivial issues, 50 18.67% due to old enmity, 9.61% related to 40 sexual indulgences, 13.49% due to differences 30 23.9 amongst family members, and 9.61% as a
20 16.72 14.88 14.84 15.04 15.02 14.07 13.67 14.62 13.12 12.61 12.73 12.96 result of disputes over property and money. 10 Only 9.43% of the murders were crime related. 0 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 *
Crime Sex Related, Related, 9% (3) Crime against women 10% Family UIDB, 9% During the year 2015, 2095 rape cases were Dispute, 13% reported as compared to 2085 cases in the Others, 13% corresponding period of year 2014. Analysis Dispute, 10%
of these cases reveals that 2,024 rapes were Sudden committed by persons having acquaintance Enmity, 19% Provocation, 17% with the victim or her family members. Only in 71 cases, strangers were involved. Weapon Used in Murder Cases
Fire Arms, Blunt Object, 13% 18% Strangulation, 16%
Kerosene/ Petrol, 2%
Poisonous Sharp Edged, Substance 1% Others 9% 41%
Sensational murder cases solved
5,192 cases of molestation of women were • Murder case of Sh. Rahul, G.B. Road, PS reported during this year. Out of these, 70.15% Kamla Market (12.01.2015) cases were solved. Though the registered • Robbery-cum-murder case of Smt. crime against women grew a bit, 70% cases Sulachana Devi, PS Punjabi Bagh were solved within a fortnight. (12.01.2015)
• Murder case of Constable Karambir on (4) Murder duty, posted at PS Alipur (13.01.2015) During the year, 541 cases of murder were • Murder case of one Uzbek National Ms. registered. Out of these, 76.89% cases were Gulzenda, PS Kalkaji (07.02.2015) solved. Incidents of murders per lakh of • Murder case of Sh. Umed Singh, PS population have shown a significant decline Bawana (03.03.2015) during the last fourteen years While this figure was 3.95 in the year 2001, it has come down • Murder case of Sh. Rohtash, PS Baba to 3.12 in 2015. Haridas Nagar (03.03.2015)
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• Murder cum robbery case of Sh. Milan • Triple murder case, PS Khyala (21.09.2015) Majhi, PS Karol Bagh (04.03.2015) • Triple murder case, PS Sarai Rohilla • Murder of Sh. Surender in a shoot-out, PS (25.09.2015) Mehrauli (09.03.2015) • Abduction-cum-murder of an Uzbek lady, • Murder case of Sh. Bhupender, PS PS Kotla Mubarkpur (08.10.2015) Kapashera (20.03.2015) • Two murder cases, PS Nihal Vihar • Kidnapping cum murder case of a (22.10.2015 & 24.10.2015) 1/2 boy aged 3 years, PS Geeta Colony • Double Murder of Sh. Deepak & Sh. Montu, (01.04.2015) PS Tilak Nagar (06.11.2015) • Kidnapping cum murder case of Vipin • Double Murder of senior citizens, PS Amar Kumar, PS Vijay Vihar (11.04.2015) Colony (13.11.2015) • Murder of 12 years old boy, PS Sagarpur • Murder of a minor boy, rape and attempt to (28.04.2015) murder of a minor girl, PS Swaroop Nagar • Murder case of DTC bus driver Ashok (14.11.2015) Kumar, PS Mundka (10.05.2015) • Murder cum robbery case of Sh. Rajkumar • Double murder of Sh. Ram Charan Sharma, PS Krishna Nagar (17.11.2015) and Lakhan Lal, PS Rajinder Nagar (14.05.2015) (5) Robbery and Dacoity • Murder of senior citizen Ratan Singh, aged During this year, 7,192 cases of robbery were 74 years of PS M.S. Park (25.05.2015) reported, while 3,367 (46.82%) cases were • Murder case of Sh. Subhash Baweja, PS solved with the arrest of 5,716 persons. 73 Kapashera (28.05.2015) cases of dacoity were reported this year, out of which 64 cases were solved with the arrest of • Triple murder case of PS Uttam Nagar 296 persons. (01.06.2015) • Double murder cum robbery of senior citizens Sh. Sewa Ram and Smt. Shashi, PS Patel Nagar (14.06.2015) • Murder of Sh. Babulal, PS Delhi Cantt. (20.06.2015) • Kidnapping-cum-murder of a businessman, PS Rani Bagh (30.06.2015) • Murder cum sexual assault case of baby child, PS Begumpur (14.07.2015) • Murder of a girl, PS Anand Parbat (17.07.2015) • Murder of Sh. Tej Ram Yadav, PS Begam Pur (22.07.2015) • Murder-cum-robbery case of a senior citizen Mrs Shanti Chopra of PS Pahar Ganj (26.08.2015)
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of Shagun Jewellers , PS Paschim Vihar, (29.06.2015) • Robbery of Rs. 7 lakhs at DND Road, PS Sunlight Colony (25.07.2015) • Dacoity in the house of a businessman of PS Naraina (20.07.2015) • Robbery of Rs. 10 lakhs, PS Pubjabi Bagh (05.08.2015) • Robbery of Rs. 60 lakhs, PS Punjabi Bagh (10.08.2015) • Robbery of Rs. 30 lakhs from the accountant of Madhusudan Dairy, PS M.S Prominent Robbery/Dacoity Cases Solved Park (19.08.2015) • Robbery of Rs. 5.29 lakh, PS Vijay Vihar • Robbery of Rs. 18.5 lakhs of PS Prasad (19.01.2015) Nagar (09.09.2015) • Robbery of Rs. 15 Lakhs, PS Maya Puri • Robbery of Rs. 50 lakhs of PS Krishna (01.02.2015) Nagar (20.09.2015) • Robbery of Rs. 30 Lakhs, PS Subhash • Dacoity of Rs. 65 lakhs, PS Ashok Vihar Place (11.02.2015) (05.10.2015) • Robbery of Rs. 22 Lakh, PS Keshav • Robbery of Rs. 10 lakh of PS S.P Badli Puram. (09.03.2015) (18.10.2015) • House robbery case of PS Pandav Nagar (6) Snatching (17.03.2015) During this year, 9,422 cases of snatching • Robbery of Rs. 5.70 Lakhs, PS Bharat were reported and 2,246 (23.84%) cases Nagar (18.03.2015) were solved with the arrest of 3,109 persons. 95.08% of the total arrested criminals were • Robbery of Samsung mobile phone parts first time offenders and 53.39% of them were worth Rs. 26.14 Crores, PS Sarita Vihar illiterates or school drop-outs. (01.04.2015) • Robbery-cum-car jacking of Rs. 10 lakh, PS Dwarka South (10.05.2015) Snatchers Arrested • Dacoity of silver ornaments weighing 250
Kg., PS Kotwali (11.05.2015) 3109
• Dacoity case of Rs. 20 lakh in Tilak Bazaar, 2556 PS Lahori Gate (25.05.2015) • Robbery of Rs. 35 lakhs near Metro Station % .63 Inder Lok, PS Sarai Rohilla (17.06.2015) 21 • Robbery of Rs. 40 lakhs near Gol Hatti, P.S Lahori Gate, (22.06.2015) • Robbery of Rs. 90 lakhs from an employee 2014 2015
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(7) Motor Vehicles Thefts Industrial Area and in a murder case of During this year, 31,114 M.V. theft cases Gwalior. were reported as against 22,219 cases in the • Rs. 1,00,000/- Lakhvinder @ Lakhbir @ corresponding period of the year 2014. Among Lakha, Proclaimed Offender, wanted in a the stolen vehicles, 12,280 were two wheelers, case of robbery of Rs. 40 lakh of PS Rajouri 6,861 cars and 12,045 other vehicles. 1,770 Garden. (5.69%) stolen vehicles were recovered and • Rs. 1,00,000/- Mohd. Danish Jamal @ 1,542 auto lifters were arrested this year. The Sameer, Proclaimed Offender and Deepak M.V thefts per lakh of vehicles is 364.79. Sirohi @ Bunty, involved in blind murder Motor Vehicle thefts accounted for around case of contract killing. 17.03% of the total IPC cases registered in Delhi. The acute shortage of parking space • Rs. 1,00,000/- Iliyas, involved in a and the general practice of parking the vehicles sensational case of kidnapping for ransom on roadside, and unwillingness of a majority of of a businessman and his employees motor vehicle owners to install anti-auto theft having business based in London and equipment are major contributing factors to Ahmedabad. the incidents of motor vehicle theft. • Rs. 1,00,000/- Bijender Yadav @ Babli, proclaimed offender in murder case of PS Adarsh Nagar. CRIMINALS CARRYING REWARD ARRESTED • Rs. 1,00,000/- Sachidanand Sharma • Rs. 5,00,000/- Chandeshwar Yadav, Sub- @ Lambu Sharma @ Munna Sharma, Zonal Commander of banned Maoist outfit, involved in a sensational bomb blast case wanted in riot, attempt to murder and of Ara District, Bihar. murder etc. of PS Itkhori, District Chatra, • Rs. 1,00,000/- Chanderjeet Kumar @ Jharkhanad. Kishan, notorious criminal had jumped • Rs. 1,15,000/- Sudhir Parihar @ Fauji, parole in a sensational murder case of PS wanted in a dacoity case of PS Okhla Saraswati Vihar.
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• Rs. 1,00,000/- Vikas Dagar @ Vicky, • Rs. 50,000/- Shahzad @ Kuddu, involved jumped parole in two cases i.e. attempt to in a sensational murder-cum-dacoity case murder case of Ex. MLA late Bharat Singh of PS Maurya Enclave. and murder case of Parma of PS Baba • Rs. 50,000/- Mohd. Sonu @ Mausam, Haridas Nagar. involved in sensational murder-cum- • Rs. 1,00,000/- Mohd. Mehfooz @ Bhura, dacoity case of PS Maurya Enclave. Mohd. Abid, Yasir @ Mulla and Haji • Rs. 50,000/- Shahzad, involved in Nasurddin @ Soni, involved in a sensational sensational murder-cum-dacoity case of blind murder case of Noida, U.P. PS Maurya Enclave. • Rs. 1,00,000/- Virender Sehrawat @ Bholu, • Rs. 50,000/- Shadar Khan @ Rehan Khan, jumped parole in attempt to murder case of gangster/contract killer of Anil Dujana/ Ex. MLA Bharat Singh of PS Baba Haridas Randeep Bhati Gang. Nagar, Delhi. • Rs. 50,000/- Radha Raman @ Raman, • Rs. 1,00,000/- Satyaprakash @ Satte, BC wanted in a robbery-cum-murder case of a of PS Nand Nagri, wanted in a murder case senior citizen of PS Prashant Vihar. of PS Nand Nagri, involved in as many • Rs. 50,000/- Kamal Kant Kaushik, as 70 heinous cases of dacoity, robbery, Proclaimed Offender. extortion etc. • Rs. 50,000/- Sabir, wanted in a sensational • Rs. 75,000/- Kuldeep @ Fajja, gangster/ robbery case, PS Lahori Gate. sharp shooter of Jitender @ Gogi Gang, • Rs. 50,000/- Raj Kishore @ Raju @ involved in five cases of murder, car jacking Kallu, absconding in a murder case of PS and attempt to murder. Kapashera. • Rs. 50,000/- Eble Hassan, wanted in two • Rs. 50,000/- Irfan Ahmad @ Umar @ Mohd murder cases of PS Jafrabad and attempt Haroon @ Pappu @ Dilip Kumar @ Mohd. to murder case of PS Welcome. Yunus @ Mohd. Ibrahim @ Rana Noor Magar, a fugitive terrorist who was on the • Rs. 50,000/- Mahesh Kumar @ Sunny, run for over 15 years. wanted in eight cases of murder, attempt to murder and robbery. • Rs. 50,000/- each, Naseem, Irfan and Abid involved in a sensational case of • Rs. 50,000/- Sikender @ Sunny Dogra @ kidnapping for ransom of a businessman Gabbar, wanted in several cases including and his employees having business bases a gruesome murder case of PS Dwarka, in London and Ahmedabad. North. • Rs. 50,000/- Ahmad Hussain @ Junaid, • Rs. 50,000/- Ram Kumar, involved in wanted in a murder case committed in the a sensational murder case of a young vicinity of New Delhi Railway Station. married woman of PS Vijay Vihar. • Rs. 50,000/- Rahul Moirangthem, involved • Rs. 50,000/- Mohd. Adil Khan, involved in in a case of burglary at Holy Child Auxilium a sensational murder-cum-dacoity case of School, Vasant Vihar. PS Maurya Enclave. • Rs. 50,000/- Ajay Tripathi @ Akshay, • Rs. 50,000/- Amit Kumar @ Babloo @ convicted in a gruesome kidnapping for Kalu, involved in a sensational murder- ransom-cum-murder case of 11 years old cum-dacoity case of PS Maurya Enclave. boy.
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• Rs. 50,000/- Javed @ Salim, wanted in • Rs. 50,000/- Farukh @ Pehalwan, involved a sensational case of murder and two in robbery case of Rs. 1.7 Lac of PS cases of attempt to murder and extortion of Gokulpuri. districts Baghpat and Hapur, UP. • Rs. 50,000/- Raja @ Shafiq, involved in • Rs. 50,000/- Sameer Ansari, wanted in robbery case of Rs. 32 Lac of PS Jyoti more than 15 heinous cases of murder, Nagar. extortion, dacoity, kidnapping for ransom • Rs. 50,000/- Himanshu Gupta, involved in and drug trafficking etc. fake admission racket of Delhi University. • Rs. 50,000/- Gorakh Thakur @ Virender • Rs. 33,000/- and Rs. 15,000/-, Amit Kumar Thakur, involved in more than 40 henious @ Khachchar @ Kannu, involed in an cases, wanted in 14 fresh criminal cases attempt to murder case of PS B.H.D. Nagar in Bihar. and murder case of PS IGI Airport. • Rs. 50,000/- Zakir Ali, involved in more • Rs. 30,000/- Yogesh @ Rinku, involved in than 40 henious cases, wanted in 14 fresh an honour killing case of PS Sagarpur. criminal cases in Bihar. • Rs. 30,000/- Yogesh @ Tunda, proclaimed • Rs. 50,000/- Sanjay Sharma @ Sanjay offender and sharp shooter of Jitender @ Bhardwaj, Proclaimed Offender, involved Gogi Gang. in cheating cases of PSs EOW and CBI/ EOW Mumbai. • Rs. 30,000/- Ravi @ Mahesh, Proclaimed Offender and previously involved in 37 • Rs. 50,000/- Milak Raj @ Millu, involved in cases of M.V. Theft. dacoity case of Rs. 1.15 crore of PS Lahori Gate. • Rs. 25,000/- Shiv Sagar Singh @ Sagar, wanted in a kidnapping for ransom case of • Rs. 50,000/- Dushyant @ Kake, wanted in PS Bindapur, Delhi. a murder case of PS Mangolpuri. • Rs. 25,000/- Atul Raghav @ Aakash, • Rs. 50,000/- Rajesh Kumar, wanted in a wanted in an attempt to murder case of PS kidnapping case of PS Farsh Bazar. Bindapur. • Rs. 50,000/- Umesh @ Ombir, wanted • Rs. 25,000/- Rajesh, a BC of PS Ranhola in murder case of PS Unguturu, Andhra wanted in three sensational robbery cases. Pradesh. • Rs. 25,000/- Sunder, gangster/contract • Rs. 50,000/- Jitender @ Satender, wanted killer of Anil Dujana/Randeep Bhati Gang. in murder case of PS Unguturu, Andhra Pradesh. • Rs. 25,000/- Krishan Kumar, gangster/ contract killer of Anil Dujana/Randeep • Rs. 50,000/- Ravi Shokeen @ Chuja, Bhati Gang. wanted in the murder case of Ex-MLA Bharat Singh and murder case of Vipin, • Rs. 25,000/- Anand @ Sagar @ Ajay @ prime eye witness of the murder of Ex-MLA Amit @ Kala, wanted in three different Bharat Singh. states. • Rs. 50,000/- Surender Singh Bisht, wanted • Rs. 25,000/- Asgar, Gang leader of Mewat in attempt to murder case of PS Naraina. Region of Haryana, wanted in a case of robbery of PS Punjabi Bagh. • Rs. 50,000/- Badal Bharadwaj, wanted in murder case of PS Mangol Puri. • Rs. 25,000/- Rajeev @ Data, Proclaimed
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Offender, involved in a murder case of PS Stalin, Muthu Kumar, Longanathan and Uttam Nagar. Saravana Kumar were arrested. Dozens • Rs. 25,000/- Salil Kapoor, Proclaimed of incidents of bag lifting from cars by Offender, involved in two cheating cases of diverting attention of its occupants in Delhi PS Defence Colony. and Chandigarh including sensational theft of Diamond worth Rs. 1.5 Crore of PS • Rs. 25,000/- Sonu @ Doctor, desperate Daryaganj were solved. criminal of Manoj Morkhedi gang, wanted ® in a sensational murder case of Rohtak, Kanastar Gang of Interstate burglars Haryana. One accused Govinda was arrested. Ten • Rs. 25,000/- Parminder Dabas @ Parma, cases of theft were solved and more than wanted fugitive in an infamous murder Rs. 15 lakhs worth goods were recovered. case of Delhi Police Constable Jitender ® Manoj Morkheri gang involved in Khatri of PS Narela. sensational heinous cases • Rs. 25,000/- Imran @ Mota, wanted in One desperate criminal Sonu @ Doctor was a murder case of PS Khajuri Khas and arrested. He was wanted in a sensational attempt to murder case of PS Amar Colony. murder case of Rohtak, Haryana. • Rs. 25,000/- Bhojram @ Bhojraj, ® Anup-Balraj Gang, involved in various Proclaimed Offender, involved in robbery cases of robbery, car-jacking and and snatching cases of PS Bindapur. vehicle theft • Rs. 25,000/- Rahul Goel @ Rohan Tyagi, Desperate criminal Kuldeep @ Kale was involved in a dacoity-cum-attempt to arrested. He was involved in 39 various murder case of PS Keshav Puram. cases of robbery, car-jacking and vehicle • Rs. 25,000/- Satish Kumar, involved in theft, and a P.O. in cases of Delhi & brutal murder case of financer/property Haryana. dealer of Pitampura. ® Gang of Jahar-Khurani, a gang of • Rs. 25,000/- Digvijay, involved in attempt thieves to murder case of PS Alipur. Three accused Rohtash @ Raj John a • Rs. 25,000/- Mohd. Farman, wanted in a Kenyan national and Lallu Khan receiver murder case of PS Khajuri Khas. of stolen property were arrested. Seven cases of M. V. Theft were solved. ® Kuldeep Gang of Extortionist MAJOR GANGS BUSTED Four accused persons including two ® Gang of notorious Auto-lifters women Prabhu Kumar, Vishal Sharma Three accused Mohd. Irfan, Mohsin and and Neetu & Seema were arrested. Their Mohd. Javed involved in more than 70 modus operandi was to trap the victim by incidents of auto lifting were arrested. using young girls. ® Southern India based Major Thak-Thak ® Neeraj Bawania Gang, a gang of gang Extortionists & murders, robbers Nine notorious criminals namely Kumaran Vishal Maan, Nizam (Sharp Shooter), B. Renganathan, Prabakar, Akilan, Perumal, Santosh Bahadur and Naveen Dabas
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were arrested. Naveen @ Bali is a close ® Mitraon Gang, a gang of killers associate of Neeraj Bawania and involved Sharp Shooter Ravinder @ Tarzen, in extortion from businessman. Desperate involved in murder of four persons was extortionist Pankaj Sehrawat was arrested, arrested. wanted in a double murder case of PS ® Subhash Place. Haryana based “ Gang of Ten” involved in sensational cases of kidnapping for Naveen Hooda and his associate Dinesh ransom. @ Tapa were arrested. They were wanted One accused Javed involved in a in five sensational cases including a shoot- sensational case of kidnapping for ransom out case of Subhash Place in which they was arrested. killed two gangsters of their rival Neetu Daboda Gang. ® Jhinjhana Gang, a gang of Robbers / Snatchers ® Mogli Gang, a gang of robbers Five criminals namely Manoj, Pinku, Sahid Ali @ Mogli and Kuldeep Sain @ Jagdish, Ashok @ Sonu and Satish Chand Rahul involved in 20 cases of robbery, were arrested and 105 cases of robbery/ burglary, M. V. Theft and NDPS Act were snatching were solved. arrested. ® Asif Gang, a gang of robbers ® Shiva Suri Gang, a gang of murderers Three desperate robbers Asif Ali, Danish Sharp Shooter Pradeep Rana @ Kalu and Amit were arrested and eight cases of wanted in three cases of murder was robbery and auto-theft were solved. arrested. ® Pasonda Gang of Intertstate robbers ® Vikas Lagarpuria Gang, a gang of gangsters involved in cases of Four notorious robbers Imran @ Bhura, extortion, attempt to murder, robbery Nazim, Imran @ Ballu and Shahnawaz @ etc. Shanu were arrested and more than 100 cases of robbery were solved. Three Sharp Shooters namely Kavit Rathee, Ravi Gulia and Vikas Malik wanted ® Notorious Gullel (Catapult), a gang of in many cases of extortion, attempt to thieves murder, robbery etc. in Delhi and Haryana, Two notorious thieves Michel @ Sanjay were arrested. and Vikram were arrested and 100 cases ® Anil Dujana/Randeep Bhati Gang, a of theft were solved. gang of contract killers ® Naveen Gang, a gang of dreaded Three desperate contract killers namely gangsters Shadar Khan, Sunder and Krishan Kumar Neeraj @ Choti, Brijesh @ Chhota, Rajesh involved in a murder case of a UP Police @ Daga and Sandeep involved in various Constable were arrested. cases of Murder and attempt to murder were arrested. ® Neeraj Bawana – Amit Bhura Gang, a gang of extortionist and contract killers. ® Jitender @ Gogi & Dinesh Karalia Gang, Nine accused Manjit, Ajay, Rahul, Ajeet a gang of desperate criminals Singh, Kuldeep, Manjit Antil, Narender, Sharp Shooter Rahul was arrested and Ajay Kumar and Parvesh @ Sagar were seven cases of murder/robbery/dacoity in arrested. Delhi and Haryana were solved.
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® Ravi Gangwal Gang, A gang of killers ® Gang of notorious robbers/burglars Three shooters Shahrukh, Sonu @ Rahul Four accused Ekant Bansal, Rakesh and Sonu involved in murder case of PS Kumar, Manoj and Chander Shekhar Ambedkar Nagar of the year 2014 were arrested and more than 50 cases of arrested. robbery and burglary including murder of a watchman in Paharganj was solved. ® Deepak Pandit Gang ® Anup Kumar Tiwari involved in sensational Gang of Interstate Highway robbers shootout at Greater Kailash resulting in the Six desperate robbers Naveen @ Nikshu, death of gangster Ramakant @ Raju Baba Sunil, Vinod, Rajeev, Nihal and Raj Kumar were arrested. were arrested for a Dacoity case of PS Kotwali and six more robbery cases solved. ® Diggy Gang, a gang of desperate robbers Four criminals Pawan @ Diggy, Sanjay @ Load, Sonu @ Rajesh and Vinod were arrested and 39 cases of robbery, snatching and theft were solved. ® Gal Ghotu Gang, a gang of robbers Four criminals Sunny, Sunil @ Lala, Gautam and Manoj were arrested and 11 cases of robbery and snatching were solved. ® Afsar Gang, a gang of gangsters Desperate robber Raju @ Katua wanted in robbery case of PS Bhalaswa Dairy and involved in 27 cases of dacoity/robbery/ snatching was arrested. ® Gang of dacoits Five Bangladeshi criminals Mohd. Burhan, Mohd. Saddam, Miraaz @ Lambu, Miraz Chhota and Mohd. Suhail were arrested and Dacoity of PS Mukherji Nagar solved, cash & jewellery worth of Rs. 15 lakhs recovered
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