The Delhi Police on Thursday busted a gang of snatchers and burglars, who called themselves the “Devils Gang”. Police said that they have arrested 11 members, including two women.
DCP (East District) Omvir Singh Vishnoi said, “Keeping in mind the spate in the number of snatching and burglaries, we increased patrolling. A team under ACP Shobhit Saxsena used to stop and question bikers.”
“During patrolling on April 2, a burglar was caught red-handed by the team of Mayur Vihar police. He was trying to break open the door of a house in which a burglar had locked himself in. Upon interrogation, he revealed that they are total nine young adults and juveniles who were inspired by watching Dhoom and other action filled Hollywood movies,” said the DCP.
Based on the interrogation, several traps were laid in the areas where the gang frequented. On the evening of April 3, one team Mandwali intercepted five other members of the gang on two motorcycles after giving a short chase. It further led to the arrest of their leader - Shivam and Ashok, along with two other associates.
After interrogation, police arrested two women, who were receivers of the stolen jewellery.
Around gold jewellery, including necklaces, earrings, etc and weighing 100 grams was recovered from the two women. The team also recovered five sports motorcycles, three stolen phones and one laptop.
Talking about the modus operandi of the gang, the officer said the gang stole bikes using a set of master keys. They would then do the recce of the areas which got high footfall as well as residential areas of Mayur vihar to identify targets for burglary and snatching. The arrested have been identified as Mukul, Gaurav, Jitender, Shivam, Ashok, Akash, Radha Devi and Annu Subba.