Two bike-borne men allegedly robbed valuables from a man who was inside his car near a petrol pump in Delhi's Dwarka area. Police said that they have arrested two accused, who are also ‘Bad Characters’ at the Dabri police station.
Police said that the accused identified as Shivam (30) and Ravi (28) were arrested using technical surveillance. After robbing the man, when the accused tried to flee, the victim hit their bike with his car and they fell down but still managed to escape leaving their two-wheeler behind, police said.
Shivam was previously involved in 41 cases, including robbery, snatching and theft, while Ravi was involved in five such cases. The incident took place in Dwarka sector-23.
According to M Harsha Vardhan, the Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), Dwarka district, the complainant stated that while going from Mangolpuri to Pochanpur in Dwarka on July 27, he reached near a petrol pump in sector 19 when two unknown men on a motorcycle forcefully took away his wallet containing Rs 8,000, Aadhaar and PAN card and driving licence.
“When men were trying to flee, the complainant hit their bike with his car and both fell. The duo fled from the spot leaving their bike behind. A case was registered under sections 392 (robbery) and 34 (common intention) of the Indian Penal Code,” said the DCP.
“Police team visited the spot and checked the CCTV footage and route followed by the robbers. On July 28, acting on a tip-off and based on technical and manual surveillance, a trap was laid at a park in Dabri. Two men were seen coming on a motorcycle. On seeing the police team, they tried to escape but were apprehended,” said the DCP.
“During interrogation, the accused confessed to their crime and also revealed that the bike used in robbery was stolen. A total of Rs 4,700 in cash and IDs of complainant were also recovered from their possession,” said the DCP.