Delhi Police Crime Branch has arrested a 33-year-old man, who was wanted in several cases of dacoity, robbery and theft in Northwest Delhi. Police had kept a cash reward of Rs1 lakh on his arrest.
According to Ravindra Yadav, Joint Commissioner of Police (Crime Branch), the arrested accused has been identified as Chandrama Prasad, leader of the Chandrama gang.
Wanted in more than 18 cases of robbery, dacoity, theft and Arms Act, Prasad is a History Sheeter in Azamgarh district, Uttar Pradesh. Involved in robberies, the accused was wanted in a case of murder of Adarsh Nagar police station. The sleuths of Crime Branch had gone to Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh to solve a different case when they stumbled upon relevant information about criminal Chandrama Prasad, that he would come to Delhi to commit some other sensational robbery.
“On January 19, based on a tip off received by Head Constable Sohan lal that Chandrama Prasad would come near Gole Chakkar, Shah Alam Bandh Road in Jahangirpuri to meet his associates to plan a big robbery. Acting on this information, police laid a trap and intercepted the accused. He took out a pistol but the police team successfully overpowered him and apprehended him,” said Yadav.
The accused, a native of Azamgarh in Uttar Pradesh, had shifted to Delhi and committed several robberies with his accomplices in the areas of Northwest Delhi.
In 2007, he was arrested by the Adarsh Nagar police and also arrested in 2008 by Ashok Vihar police station. Once released from jail, he re-established his gang and committed various sensational robberies. He confessed to his involvement in the murder of a cloth merchant six months ago in the area of Majlis Park. He along with his accomplices while riding a motorcycle fired at a merchant and robbed his valuables, the Joint CP added.