Office of the Deputy Commissioner of Police: Traffic : Hdqrs

PRESS BULLETIN 10-1-2008

One convicted for murder :- Sh. V.K. Bansal, Addl. Sessions Judge, Delhi has held one Anil Kumar S/o Sh. Ram Kishan R/o Village Gobhana, P.S. Bahadurgarh, Distt. Jhajjar, Haryana, guilty of committing murdered & robbery. He has been sentenced to life imprisonment with fine of Rs. 5000/- for committing crime of murder and 10 years rigorous imprisonment with fine of Rs. 5000/- for robbery. For possessing unlicensed arms and using it, the Court has further sentenced to one year rigorous imprisonment with fine of Rs. 1000/- in respect of each crime in default to undergo one month RI. The convict had murdered one Jai Pal and robbed of his car.

Proclaimed Offender arrested :- Lahori Gate police arrested one Vijay @ Bijli R/o Gali Hanuman Mandir , Nabi Karim from Pul Qutab Road yesterday. According to DCP/North office, a local Court had declared him a P.O. in a case of snatching registered at P.S. Pahar Ganj in the year 2005.

Burglars arrested :- Timar Pur police have arrested three young persons namely Gaurav R/o Burari, Harish and Devender both R/o Dhirpur village when they were fleeing after attempting to commit burglary in the area. According to DCP/ North office, the accused broke into the house of one Sunil Kumar in Sant Nagar, Burari yesterday. Disturbed by the noise Sunil Kumar woke up in the middle of night and raised an alarm resulted in arrest of the trio.

Burglars arrested :- Civil Lines Police have arrested three burglars and recovered stolen property from their possession. According to DCP/North office, house of one Sat Narain R/o Majnu-Ka-Tila was burgled on the night of 7th January. Cash jewellery clothes and utensils were reportedly stolen. Acting on a secret information, Civil Line police nabbed one Dabbu, 19 years. On his disclosure Ravi, 22 years and Vijay, 22 years both R/o Majnu-ka-Tilla were also arrested. During the course of investigation entire stolen property was recovered at their instance.

******* DELHI POLICE : CRIME BRANCH

PRESS RELEASE Dated: 10.01.2008

DREADED GANG OF CRIMINALS INVOLVED IN ABOUT 70 DRUGGING CASES OF DELHI, HARYANA, UP, UTTRAKHAND, PUNJAB, MAHARASHTRA ETC HELD. THREE JEWELLARS ALSO BOOKED FOR RECEIVING STOLEN ORNAMENTS.

Crime Branch of Delhi Police has apprehended a dreaded gang of criminals who had looted several affluent businessmen by giving those drugs in drinks and eatables. With their arrest more than 70 sensational cases of drugging in Delhi, Haryana, Punjab, Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Goa, Madhya Pradesh, Nepal etc. and other parts of the country have been solved. 23 mobile phones, cash Rs 16000/-, credit/ATM cards, huge quantity of drug sedative tablets, fake Identity proofs, fake number plates, 4 cars and other articles have been recovered from their possession. The details of the arrested persons are:- 1. Manish Soni aged 36 years s/o Om Prakash r/o Delhi, 2. Sachin Gandhi aged 28 years s/o Madan Lal Gandhi r/o Karnal, HR. 3. Avinder aged 45 years s/o Manjeet Singh r/o Karnal, Haryana. Three Gold Smith/jewellers have also been arrested being the receiver of stolen gold ornaments. The details of the arrested persons are 1. Vijay Kohli aged 54 years s/o Harbans Lal r/o 52/41 Ramjas Road Karol Bagh of New Jhelam Jewellers, Gurudwara Road Karol Bagh, 2. Sumesh Dua aged 33 years s/o Ramesh Dua r/o 6 Kohat Enclave Pitam Pura of Maharani Jewellers Gurudwara Road Karol Bagh and 3. Manish Aggrawal aged 30 years s/o Mahesh Chand Aggrawal r/o 142 Bhagwan Nagar, Ashram of Aggrawal Jewellars in Ashram, Bhogal

Identification of Gang

It was found that a large number of cases of taking away of valuables/cash after sedation were being reported. The incidents were analyzed and it was found that there incidents were probably being done by one gang only. In order to nab the gang, a team consisting of Insp. Raj Pal Dabas, Insp. Arvind Kumar, Insp. Ved Prakash and other police staff of SOS, Crime Branch was constituted under the close supervision of Sh. Rajbir Singh, ACP/SOS/Crime Branch. Various teams were formed, victims were examined, secret watches were kept over various suspected persons and raids were conducted. On 01.01.08 on the basis of secret information, about the movement of above mentioned gang with intent to flee to Nepal, a trap was laid and mastermind was apprehended by area of Tilak Nagar who was identified as Manish Soni s/o Om Prakash aged 36 years r/o 77/48 Prem nagar Janakpuri near Metro Station Tilak Nagar. He was subjected to sustained interrogation and upon his tip; another two members of the gang were apprehended from Alipur border. All the three had planned to flee to Nepal sensing the police pressure. All the three accused persons were arrested in case vide FIR No. 273/07 u/s 379/328/34 IPC PS Rajender Nagar and subjected to intensive interrogation.

Interrogation

After sustained interrogation, it was found that these persons after making friends with innocent people on one pretext or other, gave them eatables and beverages laced with sedative drugs. After consuming such eatables, victim used to fell unconscious and then these accused persons took cash, mobile phones, credit cards, ATM Cards, laptops, Jewellary, vehicles and all other articles belongs to these innocent people Accused persons after getting credit cards and ATM Card, withdrew cash, purchased valuable items from these cards. They used to use a very high dosage so that even if the victim consumed half of the offered drink, he used to become unconscious. These accused persons used to travel in flights, luxury vehicles and upper classes of trains. Their targets included businessmen like interior decorators, watch dealers, furniture dealers, financers, transporters, mobile shop owners, owner of amusement parks etc. The other victims includes NRI, couples, Train passengers, Air passengers, Highway passengers, Bus Passengers, Truck drivers, Taxi Drivers, TSR drivers, businessmen, Chat vendor, senior citizens, call girls and much more and they did not even spare their personal friends. They targeted most of the states including Delhi, Haryana, Punjab, UP, Uttranchal, Goa, Maharastra, Madhya Pradesh, and Rajasthan. Whenever they managed to steal more than Rs. 50,000/-, they used to head for Nepal for gambling in casinos.

PROFILE

Family of Manish Soni and Sachin Gandhi had a history of being indulge in gambling in Goa and Nepal. Sachin Gandhi and Manish Soni initially met each other in the casino of Kathmandu where they had gone for gambling. Both the persons had wealth of lakhs and unfortunately they lost their everything in the gambling and then they started to borrow money for gambling. In March this year, both met again in Goa and 2 both discussed their current situation and planned for future. Taking clue from print and electronic media reports about the modus operandi of Charles Sobhraj and other gangs, they decided to adopt the same modus operandi. Sachin Gandhi belongs to Indri, a small town in Karnal Haryana and managed to procure the sedative drug easily. In April 2007 they hit their first target at a Dhaba in Jabli, Solan, HP on Kalka- Shimla Highway being run by father of Manish Soni. Sedative dung was administered in tea and they took his gold chain, Motorola mobile phone and cash Rs 8000/-. They dumped him on road side near Dhaba and fled to Delhi and disposed off the gold and mobile phone in Karol Bagh. After this they never turned back.

Some of the important crimes committed by them are as under :

1. PP Singh r/o Old Rajinder Nagar Delhi, a senior citizen was offered a job and was taken for a interview and was given sedative drugs and they took his 73 grams gold jewellery and mobile phone. The mobile phone has been recovered from them. 2. CV Dinesh r/o Arjun nagar SJ Enclave mat them at Airport and they later called him for a business meeting in Connaught Place and gave him as well as his friend, sedative drugs in Chicken and dump him in Mandir Marg area. They took his mobile phone, credit cards, Pan card, RC,, D/L ,cash 3200/- gold weight about 100 Gm. shopped for 32000/- with his cards 3. Madan Mohan Bahl r/o 8/167 Ramesh Nagar owner of National Hotel outer circle C. Place was targeted by them on pretext of catering order and they took Jewellery worth Rs 3 Lac Approx. including gold 150 Grams/ diamond ornaments, Cash Rs 30,000/-. 4. Rajinder Sodhi r/o Uttam Nagar approached on pretext of getting DL from authority, given juice & D/L, 3 credit card, Pen card and watch taken. 5. Vivek Chandela r/o Khayala taken for interior order from Dwarka, given juice and Gold chain, one mobile phone, cash 10,000/-, credit card from which he purchased 4 mobile phones. 6. Narender Gogna r/o Hari nagar, a shopkeeper approached and his 80 watches, one gold chain, ring, cash 4500/- taken and giving him sedatives and dumping him in area of Mandir Marg. 7. Parminder Singh Kohli of Kohli furniture Hari Nagar was approached by the gang on pretext of getting furniture. They took him to the area of Delhi Cantt and there he was given sedatives in Juice and the accused took away his gold Kada, gold chain, 2 gold rings and Rs 18,000/- 8. They called a call girl in Hotel Kamal who was wearing gold about 120 grams, was given sedatives and they took her gold 120 grams and cash Rs 13000/- she was having and they fled away. 9. Around 5/6 months back, they took one Del Laptop from Deepak Bhardwaj r/o Panchkula in Toyota Innova from near PS Gharonda, Karnal and sold for Rs. 14000 in Gaffar Market. 10. Surender Pal @ Titu r/o south Anarkali, Delhi was given lift from Zirakpur Punjab and they gave him drinks having sedative and dumped him near Haryana Border and then trio took his bag containing Cash Rs. 2.5 lac, gold kada, ring, reliance phone and personal cash rs. 12000. They dumped that sikh near Shyamgarh, Ambala Haryana. 11. Sachin Garg and Harit Sood of Ladwa Haryana were standing at Pipli when they approached him and gave lift in stolen Indica and they gave tea with sedative and took away 3 mobile phones cash 9600/- gold chain ATM cards. 12. Around 1 month back both gave lift to one Neelambar Khullar of Jammu near Ambala for Ludhiana in Manish’s Alto car. They gave him contaminated tea and took his cash rs. 49000/-, one chain and two rings and got down Neelambar near

3 Govind Garh Mandi and returned back to Delhi. 13. Around 2 months back, Manish and Sachin gave lift to one couple in their Alto Car near Kalka headed towards Panipat. They gave them tea near Jhirakpur, and got down them near Ladwa Petrol Pump and took their chain, luggage, ring, Cash Rs. 1000 and other goods. 14. Punit Kapoor r/o D 37 Radha Puri Krishna Nagar Delhi was traveling in 2nd AC in Goa Express on 23/9/07 when they gave him and his co passenger Sh Somani r/o Maharastra drink having sedatives and they took mobile phone and cash from both, his Election I card, credit cards and cash/goods worth Rs. 71000/- and later made purchases for 87000/- from card. 15. Around 4/5 month back, they met one NRI Couple inside a 2nd AC compartment in Karntaka Express bound for Bangalore. Both gave them tea laced with larpoz and took their luggage, 1000 ponds, cash 5000, chain, camera, ring and travelers cheque. 16. Around 5 months back, both took a Volvo bus from Dehradun to Delhi and made friendship with one Ambuj Noutiyal and Vijay Aggrawal, both r/o Dehradun and running amusement park. They gave them intoxicated tea at Cheetal Restaurant Khatouli, Mujjaffarnagar, UP and took One Lakh cash, 1 chain, 2 mobiles, Gold jewellary worth Rs. 1 lac, cards. 17. One business of Delhi was given juice in Kathmandu a month back and his gold Jewellary 130 grams and cash Rs 2.5 Lakhs taken.

In Total about 13 Cases of Delhi and 60 cases of all other parts of the country have been worked out with their arrest. A wide publicity is being given so that other victims come forward to report the matter. Further investigation is in progress. All the accused persons are in police custody till 16.01.2008. (SATYENDRA GARG) ADDL. COMMISSIONER OF POLICE: CRIME : DELHI.