Ø Gang of Inter-State Highway Robbers Busted with the Arrest of Five Desperate Criminals

CRIME BRANCH

PRESS RELEASE

 GANG OF INTER-STATE HIGHWAY ROBBERS BUSTED WITH THE ARREST OF FIVE DESPERATE CRIMINALS.

 ACCUSED PERSONS USED TO HIRE CABS FROM RAILWAY STATIONS, BUS STANDS AND ROB THE VEHICLES AFTER RUTHLESSLY & GRIEVOUSLY INJURING THE DRIVER.

With the arrest of five robbers namely Amit @ Prem Singh, Aman Sharma, Sushil Kumar, Ajay Kumar and Yogesh Kumar, all residents of Sonepat (Haryana), Crime Branch has busted a gang of highway robbers involved in robberies of vehicles in Delhi & NCR area.

THE INCIDENT

A sensational robbery had taken place in the area of P.S. Alipur, Outer Distt., Delhi on 06/06/13, in which four youths hired a Cab (Maruti Ecco) bearing Reg. No. DL-5CH-7617 for Village Bakhtawarpur, Delhi from Old Delhi Railway Station. When they reached near village Bakhtawarpur, one of them got the car stopped on the pretext of going for natural call. When the driver stopped the car, the youths overpowered driver Santosh, dragged him on back seat and attacked him with a sharp edged weapon called ‘Gandasa’. They robbed cash and mobile phone, threw him at a lonely place and fled away in his car. The grievously injured driver was hospitalized and a case vide FIR No. 261/13 dt. 07.06.2013 u/s 394/394/34 IPC, PS Alipur, Delhi, was registered in this regard.

INFORMATION AND TEAM

Special Operation Squad (SOS), Crime Branch was pursuing information about such incidents of robberies in Delhi & NCR. To bust the gang, a team comprising of SI Virendra Singh, ASI Jasvinder, Ct Dinesh was constituted to develop further information. All out efforts were made to solve this heinous crime. The criminals having similar modus operandi were studied.

On 22.06.13, SI Virendra Singh received reliable information that gang leader Amit @ Prem Singh would come to meet his gang members at parking of Gurudwara Majnu Ka Tila, Timarpur, Delhi to plan another such crime.

Accordingly, a team of officers headed by Inspr. Satyabir Singh and comprising of SI Virendra Singh, SI Devender Kumar, ASI Jasvinder Singh, HC’s Sanjay, Harvinder Singh, Subhash, Surender Kumar, Virender Singh, Ct’s Bhoop Singh, Dinesh and Hari Om was constituted under the supervision of ACP Suresh Kaushik and overall supervision of Addl. DCP Bhisham Singh. A trap was laid at parking of Majnu Ka Tila Gurudwara, Timarpur, Delhi and the five robbers namely Amit @ Prem Singh, Aman Sharma, Sushil Kumar, Ajay Kumar and Yogesh Kumar, all residents of Sonepat (Haryana) were nabbed when they assembled there to plan and execute another similar crime.

CASES WORKED OUT

1. On 23.01.12, one Anil Kumar r/o Dharampura Colony, Najafgarh, Delhi reported that he was waiting at Nangloi Bus stand with his Scorpio No. DL 4CNB-0208 for passengers. At about 5.30 pm, four boys came there and hired the car for Bawana. When they reached Ghewra More, Kanjhawala, Delhi, one of the boys pretended to go for natural call. When he stopped the car, the four boys tied him at back seat and after beating him, they threw him out on Nangal Thakran road, Delhi and took away his Scorpio. In this regard, a case vide FIR No. 14/12 dt. 23/01/12 was registered at PS-Baba Haridas Nagar, Delhi. Accused have disclosed that they had sold this Scorpio to one Krishna Bora r/o Assam at Rs. 80,000/-. In this case, three accused persons including the receiver of the said Scorpio have been arrested. Ajay and Amit @ Prem Singh had been absconding.

2. In the year 2011, all the accused persons hired an Innova Car from Hapur Road, Meerut to go to Gurgaon. When they reached near Sec-56, Gurgaon, accused persons asked to stop for natural call. On stopping, the accused persons caught hold of the driver and after giving him severe beatings, they threw him out and fled alongwith the car. Later, the said Innova Car was left abandoned in the area of Kundli Industrial Area, due to fear of police checking.

3. On 06.06.13, four youths hired an Ecco car bearing Reg. No DL-5CH-7617, up to Village Bakhtawarpur, Delhi from Old Delhi Railway Station. At about 11 PM, when they reached at Jindpur-Kushak Road, Delhi, one of the youths asked to stop for natural call. When the driver stopped the car, they pushed the driver Santosh on the back seat and attacked him with sharp edge weapon “Gandasa” and robbed cash, mobile phone and fled away in his car after throwing out from car. A case vides FIR No. 261/13 dt. 07.06.2013 u/s 394/34 IPC, PS Alipur, Delhi, was registered. Further, the accused persons struck a deal with Arjun r/o Agra at Rs. 15000/- and parked the said vehicle at Mandi, Modi Nagar, Ghaziabad, UP.

4. On 28/05/13, Satrughan Prasad reported at PS- Alipur about kidnapping and robberies of his champion NO. DL-1 LJ 5485 loaded with Copper about 800 Kgs. He reported that he got loaded his Tempo Champion with copper and proceeded towards Narela Industrial Area. When he reached Bhudpur Nala near Alipur, four boys stopped his Tempo and overpowered him. They forcefully administered him cold drink and after consuming it, he became unconscious. When he regained consciousness, he found himself in buses behind the CRPF camp, Bawana, Delhi. Accused took away his Tempo and the copper goods. In this regard, a case vides FIR NO. 251/13 dt. 28.05.13 u/s 365/328 IPC at PS- Alipur, Delhi. They sold the copper and abandoned the vehicle in the area of Mukhmelpur, Delhi.

PROFILE

All the above mentioned accused persons belong to lower middle class and are unemployed. Their profile is as below:- (1) Accused Amit @ Prem Singh s/o Anand Kumar r/o Shastri Colony, near Police Line, Sonepat, Age- 20 Yrs, is involved in all the above mentioned cases and he leads the group. He is a very desperate criminal and always used Gandasa (a sharp edge weapon) to attack victims. He is a ruthless criminal. He broke several teeth of the complainant besides cutting his face /cheeks/neck mercilessly. He is also wanted in case vide FIR NO. 14/12 dt. 23/01/12 of PS- Baba Haridas Nagar, Delhi, a case of robbery of Scorpio. He disclosed that he has committed theft in a jewelry shop in Kerala in 2011

(2) Accused Sushil s/o Baljeet Singh r/o 25/252, Arya Nagar, Gurmandi Opposite Citi Police Station, Sonepat, Age- 22 Yrs has no previous criminal record and is a part time auto driver in Sonepat.

(3) Accused Yogesh @ Yogi s/o Laxmi Narain r/o Gali No. 3, Vishal Nagar, Distt.- Sonepat, Age- 20 Yrs has no previous criminal record. He belongs to a poor family and working in a private factory in Sonepat.

(4) Accused Aman Kumar Sharma s/o Naresh Sharma r/o VPO- Sandal Kalan, Mohalla-Garhi PS- Sadar, Sonepat, Age-20 Yrs has no previous criminal record. His father runs a motor cycle mechanic shop in Sonepat. He is pursuing his B.Com II year from Sir Chhotu Ram College, Sonepat. His father runs a scooter workshop in Sonepat.

(5) Accused Ajay Kumar s/o Maha Singh r/o 25/157, Kalupur, Vishal Nagar, Sonepat, (Haryana), Age-23 Yrs., is previously involved two cases of theft cases of Rohini and Mangol Puri. He is also wanted in case vide FIR NO. 14/12 dt. 23/01/12 of PS-Baba Haridass Nagar, Delhi.

Investigation of the cases is still going on and some more cases are likely to be worked out with their arrests.

(Ravindra Yadav) IPS

Addl. Commissioner of Police,

Crime, Delhi