A 30-year-old member of infamous ‘Thak-Thak’ gang has been arrested by the Delhi Police on Wednesday. Police said the accused used to come to Delhi on daily basis by train or bus and after committing the incident, he used to return to Meerut in Uttar Pradesh.
The accused has been identified as Wasim Qureshi, a resident of Tarapuri in district Meerut.
Police said with the arrest of Qureshi they have solved seven cases of snatching, theft and auto-lifting registered across the city.
According to Mandeep Singh Randhawa, the DCP, Central district, on November 26, specific inputs were received that member of ‘thak thak’ gang, Wasim Qureshi, is roaming on a black colour bike and he would come at Minto Road, Kamla Market to sell the stolen mobile phones.
“Acting on the inputs a trap was laid and Qureshi was apprehended by the police team.
On his personal search, four mobile phones were recovered and all of them were found to be stolen from the area of IP Estate and Kamla Market,” said the DCP adding that the bike he was riding was also found to be stolen from Rajendra Nagar area.
“During interrogation, the accused revealed that in order to earn easy money, he started coming to Delhi to commit crime. He came into contact with his accomplice and they both started stealing two-wheelers with the help of master key. They also used to snatch and steal mobile phones from different areas of Delhi on these stolen bikes and scooties,” said the DCP.
“From the last few months, he and his accomplice were stealing belongings and valuables of the innocent car owners,” said the DCP adding that further investigation is going on.