Delhi Police Commissioner Amulya Patnaik is closely monitoring the investigation into the theft of Nobel Peace Prize replica and its citation from child rights activist Kailash Satyarthi’s southeast Delhi residence.
He has been in touch with the Crime Branch and district police teams that are probing the matter and is keeping a close watch on the matter.
“The Delhi Police has taken this unfortunate burglary very seriously and the Commissioner of Police is closely monitoring the progress in this case. He has directed the Crime Branch also to get actively associated and has instructed teams from district and Crime Branch to nab the culprits and recover stolen materials as early as possible,” said Dependra Pathak, JCP (southwest) and Delhi Police spokesperson.
Three men have been seen in the CCTV footage gained from the residential area and the face of one of the accused is covered.
“Basis the CCTV footage, there are three-four theories that the teams are working on. Since the face of one of the accused was covered, it seems that the accused was a regular in the area and he covered his face so that he wasn’t captured in the footage. There is also a possibility that he might have just covered his face as a precautionary measure to avoid detection,” said another officer.
Police are currently working on carving out the entry and exit routes of the accused and to decipher the exact motive and modus operandi of the accused.