The Delhi Police on Monday arrested a notorious criminal in Dwarka who had completed his century in chain snatching. The accused was planning to create his own gang. The accused used a bike to flee after snatchings.
"After several incidents of snatching were reported in the district, a team was formed to put check in street crimes held in last few months. After verifying various CCTV footage one person, suspected to be a member of deceased Neeraj Dogra gang, was identified following which a trap was laid. Seeing the police the suspect tried to flee by taking sharp U-turn but fell on the road but was apprehended by the team," said Antono Alphonse, Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), Dwarka district.
"During interrogation, the accused identified as Pramod (25) who is also a drug addict to cater for money, he started theft and chain snatchings in the area with top snatcher Naveen Dogra. He used to go out on snatching sprees and was arrested several times. He along with his associate Uday had recently snatched chains in the area of Bindapur and was wanted in at least three recent snatching cases. The accused was recently planning to create his own gang after the death of Naveen Dogra," said DCP.