Delhi Police on Wednesday have busted a gang of two youths who committed theft in the area of Neb Sarai area of South Delhi. Police have recovered, one I-Phone, One Dell laptop from the possession of the accused.
According to Ishwar Singh, Deputy Commissioner of Police (South), 18-year-old Yarrampalli alias Anil and 20-year-old V Babu have been arrested. Both are natives of Andhra Pradesh.
They used to pretend to be deaf or dumb to enter a house. In the disguise of pretending to be in need of donation to get treated, they would rob the house and flee in a jiffy.
“Taking advantage of speaking in their mother tongue, they approached Paying Guest flats where they showed their medical
certificates of disability. After winning trust of the victim, they would enter the house,” said a senior police officer.
Taking stock of the situation, a team was formed under ACP Jimmy Cherram.
Police enquired with the locals and found that the accused followed a unique modus operandi.
"Two boys belong to South India had visited the flats, posing as they were deaf & dumb and were demanding money by showing the medical certificate of their disability, pamphlet to create awareness about hearing diseases as well as list of donors who donated them money. As soon as the victim went inside the house to take money, they picked up the mobile phone, laptop, from the room and escaped from the spot," said the DCP.
Police said that they received information that these two youths were arrested by the Crime Branch of Gurugram Police. On further investigation, police found that these two were granted bail and were currently residing in the Hazrat Nizamuddin Railway station area. Following a specific information, police apprehended both the accused.
A senior police officer said that since the two youths spoke Telugu, Sub-Inspector Anil Rathod interrogated them at length. They confessed that they had been committing theft since February 5.
" During interrogation, accused V. Babu disclosed that his elder brother Kartik had brought them from their native place last month in Delhi and roped them in theft," said the DCP.
Further investigation is still on to probe the involvement of other person. Meanwhile, efforts are on to nab Karthik at the earliest, added police.