With the arrest of two men, the Delhi Police on Tuesday busted a gang of robbers who used to come from Ghaziabad to steal vehicles in South Delhi area. The accused have been identified as Lalit Tomar (22) and Ankit, (34), both residents of Ghaziabad’s Vijay Nagar.
According to Chinmoy Biswal, the Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), South-East district, in month of March a Police Control Room (PCR) call regarding car robbery was received at New Friends Colony police station.
“Acting on the call, an Emergency Response Vehicle (ERV) was immediately rushed to the spot where the complainant who runs a Taxi told police that four men on knifepoint took out his mobile phone and fled away with his taxi when he was on his en-route to Sarai Kale Khan from Sarita Vihar,” said the DCP adding that a case was registered and investigation was taken up.
“During investigation, the police team gathered information about the accused persons involved in this crime. On July 14, police team laid a trap and the accused Lalit and Ankit were apprehended from Vijay Nagar in Ghaziabad,” said the DCP.
“On interrogation, the accused revealed that in order to earn quick money, accused persons along with their associate Surjeet and Sadik conspired to rob and loot people,” said the DCP.
“Further investigation of the case is in progress. Production Warrant of co-accused Sadik and Surjeet, who are lodged in Bisrak Jail since June 1 in a similar car robbery case, has been taken from the local Court,” the DCP added.