With the arrest of two persons, the Delhi Police on Friday claimed to have busted the "Catapult" gang which stole bags, mobile phones and many other valuables by breaking the window of the vehicles parked in the different areas of lutyens’ Delhi. According to senior police official of the New Delhi district, several incidents of bag lifting from cars parked on different roads or markets of Delhi have been solved.
BK Singh, Deputy Commissioner of Police (New Delhi), said, "The two accused have been identified as Bhure (22) and Suraj Rathod (23)."
On July 13, at around 7:30 pm, Firasat Ali, a parking attendant at Khan Market spotted a man fleeing with a bag from a car. He raised an alarm, following which two constables from the Tuglak Road police station nabbed the man.
The owner of the car too came and identified his bag which included some documents and ID cards "The accused had stolen the bag from the car after breaking the window glass with the help of catapult,” the police official said.
On the other hand, another complainant Yitin Ghera arrived there and reported that someone has stolen his bag from his Swift Dezire car parked at the Amrita Shergil lane. Based on these complaints, police took up investigations.
During interrogation, one of the accused Bhure revealed that the second theft from the car park at Amrita Shergill Marg was also committed by him along with his associate Suraj who had fled away from the spot with stolen bag.
Accordingly, teams were formed and raids were conducted. Based on the local intelligence, the other accused Suraj was arrested.
The DCP said, “It is important to mention here that during the meeting with members of the "Eyes and Ears Scheme" the parking attendants were briefed to remain vigilant to prevent such incidents. It is a big success of the New Delhi District Police with the help of the "Eyes and Ears Scheme."
Police said that the accused have confessed to their involvement in a series of thefts committed in various areas of Delhi by breaking the glass of the parked cars. After committing the thefts, the accused used to dispose off the stolen articles at their native place in Badayun district in Uttar Pradesh.
Police said that they have recovered two bags, stolen mobile phone, one Casio watch and three ATM cards.