The Delhi Police on Tuesday said they have arrested five men, who used to rob people attending marriage functions in and around areas of Northeast Delhi.
Atul Kumar Thakur, Deputy Commissioner of Police, Northeast said, “We have arrested five men. They have been identified as Rahul (22), Shadab alias Guddu (22), Deepak (22), Ubesh (23) and Murtaza (19).”
The accused revealed that to earn quick money, they robbed people who came to attend weddings.
The accused revealed their modus operandi. They would join marriage processions posing as guests and mingle with the guests. It was then that they managed to identify the person carrying the cash.
The DCP said that they had received several complaints where the victims were robbed while attending a wedding.
“On the intervening night of May 15 and 16, a man had boarded a bus and was busy calling his guests on the phone inviting them for his son's marriage when he was allegedly robbed in Northeast Delhi's Bhajanpura. Someone snatched his bag containing cash and other jewellery items and ran away,” said the DCP.
Police said in a similar incident, a man reported that on May 8, he was robbed of his bag containing cash and jewellery during a marriage function of his brother-in-law on the Mandoli Jail.
The bag containing cash and jewellery was kept with him. When the wedding procession reached near the venue, there was a power cut and two persons came there and snatched his bag, said the officer. The Bhajanpura police staff managed to nab two of the robbers, Rahul and Shadab who led the police to their accomplices.
During investigation, at the instance of the other accused, Deepak, Ubesh and Murtaza were also apprehended. One gold ring female, One gold ring male, One gold mangal sutra, three motorcycles, total cash Rs. 10,000/-, one automatic pistol, two live cartridges and one button operated knife were recovered from their possession.
The DCP said, “The accused were drug addicts and wanted to live a luxurious life. In order to support their lifestyle, they used to commit snatchings and robberies.”