A laptop thief active in Delhi Metro has been apprehended by the metro unit of the Delhi Police. The accused Raqib Ahmad (32), a resident of Srinagar, Jammu & Kashmir would arrive in Delhi regularly to steal laptops and then return to Srinagar to supply the stolen goods.
Deputy Commissioner of Police (Metro) Deepak Gauri revealed that a team of Special staff from the Metro Unit under the supervision of Inspector Ram Mehar have arrested a thief Raqib Ahmad who frequented Delhi from Srinagar and stayed for 20-25 days at a stretch in different hotels in Paharganj and was apprehended from Nitin Hotel Paharganj.
“During interrogation, the accused revealed that for the past three years since 2016, he has stolen almost 20-15 laptops per year. He had recently also delivered a bulk of laptops to a client in Srinagar. Six cases of theft in metro have been solved with his arrest. Working as a thief for the past nine years, the accused stated that he targeted crowded areas like food courts in metro stations, railway stations, bus stands and more. He would target customers busy with talking or other activities and steal their laptops,” DCP stated.