The Delhi Police has arrested three men for allegedly stealing the service pistol and live cartridges of a Delhi Police constable from Munirka area.
They have been identified as Atul Bhardwaj (20), a resident of Vasant Vihar, Vipin (32) and Vishal (23), both residents of Sangam Vihar. Police said the accused had a plan to rob a famous jeweller of Karol Bagh.
According to Sanjay Bhatia, the Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), Central district, on Tuesday, a case was registered at Kishan Garh police station on the complainant of constable Rajesh Kumar who presently posted at district line, south district. It was alleged that the constable was deployed as PSO to one Devender Kumar of Chirag Delhi.
"After performing his duty, he went to his residence in Munirka Village along with his service pistol of 9MM with magazine and 10 live cartridges issued to him from south district line. On Tuesday night, the pistol with cartridges were stolen from his residence," said the DCP.
"Police received information that one of the criminals who were involved in theft of service pistol of the constable with his accomplishes were planning to target a famous jeweller of Karol Bagh area," said the DCP.
“On Friday night, Bhardwaj was apprehended with one country-made pistol, two live cartridges and one stolen scooter. He had come to do the recee of the jeweller of Karol Bagh,” said the DCP.
During interrogation, it was revealed that Bhardwaj, along with his two accomplishes Vipin and Vishal, not only committed theft of service pistol of constable Rajesh Kumar, but they were also involved in various offences in Delhi, the DCP said.
It was also revealed that all three of them had plan to target a famous jeweller in Karol Bagh area and they would commit robbery. Bhardwaj had come to do recee of that the jeweller under the instruction of Vipin Sharma and Vishal,
On his instance, his both the accomplishes have been arrested and the service pistol of Delhi Police constable with its magazine and ten live cartridges have been further recovered, said the DCP.