Delhi Police has arrested two Afghan nationals for allegedly stealing cash worth Rs 2.5 lakh and a laptop from a shop in South east Delhi’s Jangpura area.
According to the police the accused brothers, identified as Zamil (48) and Mustafa (35), are residing as refugees in Jangpura. “last week we received a complaint about a theft in a shop in Jangpura area, following which a team reached the shop and met the victim Sukhjeet Singh Anand who told the police that Rs 2.5 lakh and a bag containing his laptop, kept on his shop's counter, was stolen by unknown person,” said Chinmoy Biswal, Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Southeast district.
“On the same night while patrolling near Bhogal the patrolling team saw two people who on seeing them started running, but were apprehended. The police recovered a stolen leather bag containing Rs 2.5 lakh cash and a laptop, said DCP.
“During interrogation the accused revealed that they had earlier also stolen articles and cash from different parts in Delhi and used to sell it later to earn quick money. They were staying in India on United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Card for the last 25 years. They used to pretend as if they had recently moved from Afghanistan and are looking for a house in posh colonies,” said DCP.
“Zameel is a habitual offender with previous involvement in cases of theft. Mustafa used to work as a translator for Afghan nationals who were here on medical visa,” DCP added.