The Delhi Police crime branch have arrested five people and busted a gang of inter-State train robbers who were wanted in a case of criminal assault and robbery where they had stabbed a person multiple times to rob him of Rs 20,000 on a running train. The accused persons were arrested from Mukarba Chowk on Sunday.
Police revealed that ten cases of train robbery and theft were worked out with their arrest. The accused were identified as Vikram (46), Vicky (23), Rajinder (43), Sonu (25) and Mustakim (52).
"Information was received on Sunday that the gang members would be coming to Mukarba Chowk. Under the overall supervision of Deputy Commissioner of Police (Crime) Dr Joy Tirkey, a trap was laid and the five were arrested. Three of the accused were found carrying sharp paper cutters they used to commit crimes on trains," Additional commissioner of Police (Crime) Rajiv Ranjan stated.
"During interrogation, all five admitted to their involvement in the Sarai Rohilla railway station case on September 16 this year where they stabbed a person multiple times and robbed him on a running train. The gang members further disclosed involvement in nine other cases registered at various police stations of Railways, Delhi," Ranjan said.
The gang members mentioned that they usually targeted women passengers traveling alone or careless male travelers and rob them. The gang members surround and often intimidate the victim before robbery. Immediately after robbery the gang members would jump of the moving train.
The gang also revealed that in the year 2016, they had a scuffle among the group and one member Vikram was brutally beaten up by the rest of the gang.
A case of attempt to culpable homicide had been registered on Vikram's complaint at Punjabi Bagh police station. However, the gang members resolved their issues and started working together again.