The Delhi Police has arrested two men and a juvenile was apprehended for their alleged involvement in house robberies in South Delhi area. With their arrest police have solved 11 cases of robbery and theft in South Delhi.
The accused have been identified as Sourav, a resident of Budh Bazar in Sangam Vihar and Ajeet Chauhan also a resident of Delhi.
According to Vijay Kumar, the Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), South Delhi, a resident of Khanpur complained about a robbery at his house on May 31.
“The complainant told police that upon returning from a stroll at 5 am he found his house burgled. A case was registered and investigation was taken up,” said the DCP.
“During investigation, Police analysed CCTV footage of the area and identified Sourav, one of the accused. He was later arrested from his hide-out,” said the DCP.
“Following Sourav’s interrogation, co-accused Ajeet Chauhan was arrested and a juvenile apprehended. During interrogation the accused revealed that they used to mortgage jewellery stolen from houses to a finance company,” said the DCP.
“Police have recovered some jewellery, nine mobile phones, Rs 5,200 cash, one safe stolen from Sainik Farms area and house-breaking tools from the possession of the accused who are previously involved in 11 cases of robbery,” said the DCP adding that further investigation was going on to ascertain the involvement of the accused in other cases of robbery.