Four men, including two Iranian, have been arrested by the Delhi Police for allegedly posing as police personnel and carrying arms to target victims en-route to airport. Police said accused are also found involved in several cases of robbery and cheating registered across the city.
The accused have been identified as Akbar (24), Jafar Saifullah (35), Nasir Salim (35) and Nasir Sayah, (51), all residents of east Delhis Laxmi Nagar area. Police said Nasir Salim and Nasir Sayah hail from Iran.
According to Devendra Arya, the Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), South West district, the accused used to pose themselves as police officials and threatened the targeted victim by showing them forged police identity card.
“They used to target senior citizens, women and foreign nationals travelling in cabs in surrounding area of Airport and National Highway-48. To evade arrest, they used to carry arms,” said the DCP.
“The matter came to light after several complaints were received by police. Following which CCTV cameras near the surroundings of IGI Airport and NH-48 were scanned and two motorcycles frequently used by the suspects were identified,” the DCP said.
“On November 30, police were deployed in civil clothes on the roads leading to Airport at different places. Staff was also deployed at CCTV control room of Defence establishment to have a close watch on the suspects,” said the DCP.
“The police reached near a bus-stand in front of Mehram Nagar Police Colony, after being alerted by the staff at control room and apprehended the suspects,” said the DCP.
“Police have also recovered two countrymade pistols with live cartridges, 10 mobiles, two motorcycles used in commission of crime, forged police identity-cards of each, police uniforms, foreign currency and Indian currency from the possession of the accused,” the DCP added.