The Delhi Police has busted two gangs of snatchers who convinced their girlfriends to commit crimes with them so that they could live a lavish lifestyle, and have arrested four people, including a woman. While one gang was busted in Shahdara, the other was busted in Begumpur, where women members of the gang mostly disguised as men and started targeting people as they assumed nobody would doubt them and they would not get caught.
Their plan, however, did not last long and they were arrested in less than two months after they started working with this modus operandi. In the first incident that was reported from Outer Delhi's Begumpur were a woman was caught red-handed when she along with her boyfriend were out on a snatching spree.
Police said that they received a PCR call from a person named Kuldeep Singh, who stated that his phone has been snatched by someone he thinks is a woman. A senior police official said that a team led by SHO Begampur, Ram Swaroop Meena immediately swung into action and rushed to the spot.
As they were looking for the accused nearby, the victim identified a woman from a distance. The cops immediately started chasing her and she was caught after a chase. Police said that the girl is 17-year-old and a resident of Sultanpuri. Her boyfriend, who fled from the spot was also arrested later in the day and several stolen items were recovered from his possession. He was identified as Ankit.
The second gang was busted in Shahdara, where two men, Naresh (22) and Manish Sharma (27) were arrested after committing a spate of snatchings in the area. Police said that they committed snatchings with the help of their girlfriends so that people don't suspect them when they near them to make away with their belongings.
Police said that they have also charged the women for their involvement in the crimes. They said that both Naresh and Manish have previous involvements.