In two separate incidents, the Delhi Police has arrested two notorious snatchers and apprehended a juvenile from West and Central Delhi areas.
In the first incident, two men were arrested for allegedly robbing Amazon delivery boy in Delhi’s Punjabi Bagh area.
The accused have been identified as Shashank Aggarwal (32), a resident of Shastri Nagar and Amar Singh (29), a resident of Shakurbasti area.
According to Deepak Purohit, the Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), West district, on October 24, a delivery boy Pramod Kumar, working with Amazon, came at Punjabi Bagh area to deliver a parcel.
"The victim contacted the customer telephonically to know about where to deliver the parcel. After sometime three boys came and snatched the parcel he was carrying. The parcel contained several gift items including mobile phones," said the DCP.
"A case under section 379/356/34 of Indian Penal Code (IPC) was registered at Punjabi Bagh Police Station and investigation was taken up.
During investigation, one of the accused Amar disclosed that they had earlier worked at online e-shopping portals as delivery boys and they knew that prior to Diwali, people order several gift items and they were well aware of the process of delivery," said the DCP.
"The accused told police that he along with his two other accomplices planned to rob a delivery boy in order to impress their girlfriends by gifting them expensive gifts. The snatched parcel bag has also been recovered and on his instance his accomplice Shashank was also nabbed," said the DCP adding that manhunt has been initiated to nab the remaining accused.
In another incident, the Police Control Room (PCR) unit of Delhi Police has aprehanded a juvenile who used to snatch mobile phones and purse in Delhi's Paharganj area.
According to Sharat Sinha, the Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), PCR unit, on October 24, a PCR call was received around 11.46 pm regarding snatching of mobile phone and a wallet from a man.
"The Multi-Purpose vehicle (MPV) in the area immediately contacted the victim and reached the spot at NDRS flyover. The victim told police team that two to three boys, aged around15-16 year-old, snatched his phone and wallet containing Rs 4,000 and fled," said the DCP.
"The culprits were on foot following which the MPV team made intensive search operation in the nearby areas along with the complainant. When the MPV team reached near NDRS Parking, the caller identified one of the culprits and immediately PCR staff managed to overpower him while his accomplices managed to flee," said the DCP.
"The juvenile was handed over to Nabi Karim Police Station for further investigation. A case under section 379/34 of Indian Penal Code (IPC) has been registered," said the DCP.