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Dated : 30.11.2007
A SENSATIONAL CASE OF DAY LIGHT ROBBERY
BY DOMESTIC HELP SOLVED
ACCUSED ARRESTED FROM BODH GAYA,BIHAR
AND
ROBBED ARTICLES RECOVERED FROM MUNIRKA - CONCEALED UNDER GROUND
With the arrest of Kailash Prajapati @ Akash Kumar s/o Lt. Wazir Prajapati r/o Vill. Mastipur, Distt. Bodh Gaya, Bihar, South-West Distt. Police has worked out a gruesome robbery committed by a domestic help on 19.11.07 at DDA Flats, Munirka by displaying highly professional attitude and well planned operations.
On 22.11.07 Smt. Pushpa Kumar w/o Sh. Sanjay Kumar r/o DDA Flats, Munirka made a complaint about the missing of her expensive watch and cash Rs. 5000 from her house on 19.11.07. On her enquiring from her domestic help namely Kailash (who has been living with them since 2002) regarding the missing, he replied in negative. In the meantime, Smt. Pushpa Kumar noticed that the strap of her watch was hanging out of Kailash’s pocket. On pinpointing Kailash got aggressive and put a noose of nylon rope around her neck and pulled it forcibly. The lady managed to fasten her fingers in the noose but the aggressor thrashed her mercilessly, pulled her with the nylon rope in order to kill her and forcibly took away her gold bangle from her right hand. Later on he decamped from there after looting cash and other valuables from the house. The lady was then rushed to hospital and subsequently a case was registered vide FIR No 473/07 u/s 392/394/IPC at P.S. V.Vihar.
Keeping in view the gravity of the crime, special teams were constituted to take up the investigations under close supervision of Sh Kumar Gyanesh ACP Vasant Vihar. On further interrogation from the neighbourhood, it came to notice that the accused was hailing from Bodh Gaya, Bihar. Accordingly, a team was immediately rushed to Bihar. The call details of the Mobile number of Kailash were also obtained and his contacts were interrogated at length and continuous raids were conducted on all his known and probable hide outs. Finally on 28/11/07 the police team succeeded in apprehending Kailash Consisting of SI Jai Prakash, Const Netra Pal and Ct. Deepak Kumar from his native village Mastipur, Bodh Gaya, Bihar.
On sustained interrogation, the accused confessed to his involvement in the robbery and also got recovered the robbed articles i.e. Gold Bangle and the wrist watch which he had concealed under the ground in a nearby park in Munirka. A part of the nylon rope, which was used in the crime, was also recovered from the top floor where Kailash was living.
Further investigations are is in progress.
(SHALINI SINGH)
DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF POLICE
SOUTH WEST DISTRICT, NEW DELHI.
NORTH DISTRICT
30th November, 2007
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AN INTER-STATE GANG INVOLVED IN COUNTERFEITING INDIAN CURRENCY BUSTED : COUNTERFEIT CURRENCY NOTES WORTH Rs 86,200/- RECOVERED
With the arrest of (1) Md. Shamim Akhtar, aged 23 years s/o Md. Wazul Haq r/o Village Sheikh Toli Lokhan, PS Godshahan, District Motihari East Champaran, Bihar; Temp Add – Behind Shiv Mandir, Gole Market, Delhi, (2) Firoze Ahmed @ Gandhi, aged 48 years s/o Zahir Ahmed r/o Village Paktola, PS Nanpur, District Sitamarhi Bihar; Temp Add - AB-289, Amar Puri, Nabi Karim, Delhi and (3) Surender Kumar, aged 45 years s/o Inderjit r/o 6767, Qilla Kadam Sharif, Pahar Ganj, Delhi, North District police has busted a desperate inter-state gang involved in counterfeiting Indian currency notes. Counterfeit currency notes worth Rs 86,200/- were recovered from their possession.
TEAM AND INCIDENT
A team consisting of Inspector Amar Deep Sehgal, I/C Special Staff, SI Joginder Singh, HC Braham Dev, Ct Jitender, Ct. Ravi Khari, Ct. Manoj Kumar and Ct. Ashok Kumar was formed under the close supervision of Sh. S.S. Malik, ACP, Operation Cell, North District.
On 27.11.07, information was received by the staff of Operation cell North District that one person would come near Jai Jawan Tea Stall at Delhi University, Maurice Nagar to deliver/sell counterfeit Indian currency notes. On receipt of this information a raiding party was constituted and a trap was laid near Jai Jawan Tea Stall, Maurice Nagar where one Md Shamim Akhtar above was apprehended and counterfeit Indian currency notes worth Rs 46,900/- (Rs 100/- denomination each) were recovered from his possession. A case of sale and possession of counterfeit currency notes was registered at PS Maurice Nagar in this regard.
INTERROGATION AND INVESTIGATION
The accused was subjected to sustained interrogation and he disclosed that he used to get these counterfeit currency notes from one Firoze Ahmed @ Gandhi of Nabi Karim. He further disclosed that only 15 days back he was released from Tihar Jail where he was lodged to face the trial in another case of counterfeiting of Indian currency notes of PS Subzi Mandi. Since he was in dire need of money for solemnizing and making arrangements for marriage of his sister he again contacted Firoze Ahmed @ Gandhi to earn easy money by selling counterfeit currency notes.
Firoze Ahmed@ Gandhi above was also arrested at the instance of Md Shamim Akhtar from Nabi Karim and counterfeit Indian currency notes worth Rs 30,000/- (Rs 100/- denomination each) were recovered from his possession. He was also subjected to sustained interrogation wherein he disclosed that one Surender Kumar of Nabi Karim used to provide him this counterfeit currency which he further used to deliver to Md Shamim Akhtar for selling the same to earn handsome commission, in return.
Further at his instance, Surender Kumar of Nabi Karim was also arrested and counterfeit Indian Currency notes worth Rs 8800/- (Rs 100/- denomination each) were recovered from his possession. During interrogation he disclosed that he is also previously involved in a similar case of PS Shahdara.
Further interrogation/investigation is in progress to unearth the complete racket and the source of the counterfeit currency. More arrests are likely.
RECOVERY
- Counterfeit currency notes worth Rs. 86,200/- (Rs 100/- denomination each).
PROFILE
- Md. Shamim Akhtar s/o Md. Wazul Haq r/o Village Sheikh Toli Lokhan, PS Godshahan, District Motihari East Champaran, Bihar; Temp Add – Behind Shiv Mandir, Gole Market, Delhi is 23 years old. He is unmarried and came to Delhi about 10 years back. He worked in fast food restaurants in Connaught Place, Delhi. The earnings were scanty and in order to earn quick money he came in the contact of one Naushad and started committing crimes. He is previously also involved in a similar case of PS Subzi Mandi and was released from Tihar Jail 15 days back.
- Firoze Ahmed @ Gandhi s/o Zahir Ahmed r/o Village Paktola, PS Nanpur, District Sitamarhi Bihar; Temp Add - AB-289, Amar Puri, Nabi Karim, Delhi is 48 years old. He is married and runs STD Shop at Nabi Karim. He has seven children and finding hard to manage daily expenditures he joined Surender to earn quick and easy money.
- Surender Kumar s/o Inderjit r/o 6767, Qilla Kadam Sharif, Pahar Ganj, Delhi is 45 years old and married. He is in a business of manufacturing school bags where he came in contact of one Naushad of Bombay and started supplying fake Indian currency for earning quick money. He is also involved in a similar case of PS Shahdara of 2004.
(DEVESH CHANDRA SRIVASTVA)
DY. COMMISSIONER OF POLICE,
NORTH DISTRICT, DELHI.
Dated : 30.11.2007
BURGLAR AND RECEIVERS ARRESTED : STOLEN JWELLERY AND OTHER VALUABLES ARTICLES RECOVERED
INTRODUCTION
With the arrest of four persons namely i) Sandeep, aged 22 years, S/o Ram Bharose, r/o 335/2 Than Singh Nagar, Anand Prabat, New Delhi and ii) Rajesh Kumar, aged 21 years, S/o Rajender Kumar, r/o Karol Bagh, Delhi, and his brother iii) Pradeep, aged 22years, and iv) Arun Mandal, aged 27 years, S/o Narayan Mandal, r/o Bedanpura, Karol Bagh, Delhi, the South District Police has successfully solved 8 cases of day burglary and also recovered 1 gold chain, 2 gold rings, 1 Sony digital camera, 1 jewellery box and silver utensils and some silver & gold coins from their possession.
INCIDENT & TEAM
During the last 2-3 months there was sudden spurt in cases of day burglary in the area of DDA flats Madangir, PS Ambedkar Nagar. Seeing the gravity of rising day burglary crime, a special police team was formed in the Police Station Ambedkar Nagar consisting of SIs Dharampal, K.P. Shah, Rajesh Kumar I/C PP Sanik Farms, Hukum Singh, Cts. Om Prakash, Hans Raj led by Inspr. Subhash Tandon, SHO/Ambedkar Ngar under the close supervision of Sh. R.C. Saini, ACP/Greater Kailash was constituted to nab the criminals. The police team developed its intelligence and information regarding the criminals active in the area. Sources were developed and intensive patrolling was deployed in the area to nab the criminals.
On 26.11.07 at about 2.30 p.m. a secret information was received to the Police Team that a person is loitering in the area of DDA flats, Madangir, whose activities are suspicious. The Police team immediately came into action and deployed pickets and intensified patrolling in the area and at about 3.30 p.m. apprehended a person, whose name lateron disclosed as Sandeep. On his personal search the police team recovered one iron rod, used for breaking locks, jewellery box containing silver utensils and gold coins. He further disclosed that he burgled these items from House No. 22/634, IInd Floor, DDA flats, Madangir. Accordingly he was arrested in burglary case.
INTERROGATION
On sustained interrogation of the accused it was revealed that he had committed many such day burglaries in the area of DDA flats, Madangir. He used to choose his target flat, which found locked during the day time, and were other than ground floor. He further disclosed that he used to visit his sister, who also reside in the same vicinity and had noticed that nobody bothered to interfere/question any stranger, who visited during the day time in the vicinity. So he decided to commit burglaries in the this area. He confessed that so far he had committed such 8 burglaries in the area. He further disclosed that he used to dispose off the burgled items through one jeweler namely Rajehs Kumar and his brother Pradeep Kumar of Karol Bagh and another one Arun Mandal also resident of Karol Bagh, who used to melt the burgled gold and silver jewellery. On his instance police team also arrested all these three persons and recovered 1 gold chain, 2 gold rings, 1 Sony digitial camera from their possession.
Sandeep is a primary school drop-out and had been doing the work of tailoring in the area of Karol Bagh. But he was not satisfied with his income and with the intension to earn fast and easy money he got tempted in this crime.
Further investigation of the case is afoot and more recoveries are likely to be affected in this case.
RECOVERY
1. One gold chain,
2. Two gold rings,
1. One Sony digital camera.
2. Silver utensils and
3. Gold and silver coins
( ANIL SHUKLA )
DCP/SOUTH DISTT., NEW DELHI
November 30, 2007
INTERSTATE GANG OF CHEATS /AUTO LIFTERS ARRESTED
SIX VEHICLES RECOVERED
The West District Police have busted a gang of cheats and auto lifters and arrested two accused persons namely Manoj Bhardwaj (28 yrs.) S/o Virender Bhardwaj R/o 1/4215 A, Ram Nagar, Shahadara, Delhi and Chaman Lal (28 yrs.) S/o Bhawani Din R/o D-4/447, Sultan Puri, Delhi and recoved 3 stolen vehicles ( one Maruti Esteem car and 2 motorcycles) and 3 luxury cars financed by different banks using fake documents and residing on temporary rented accommodation. The PAN cards, Bank Pass book and driving licenses in the name of fictitious persons bearing original photographs of the accused persons have also been recovered from them.
INCIDENT:
On 25.11.07, a secret information was received in Operation Cell/West District that two persons namely Manoj Bhardwaj and Chaman Lal along with their associates having temporary rented accommodation in different parts of Delhi are committing fraud and cheating with the finance companies/banks by purchasing cars on the basis of the documents which were prepared in fictitious name and addresses. They manage the identity proofs like driving licenses, PAN cards in the name of fictitious persons with their own original photographs. On the basis of these false identification documents, they take telephone connections, open their accounts in different Banks and also file Income Tax returns in the names of fictitious persons. Thereafter, they purchase new luxury cars from Show-rooms on finance from different banks after paying ten to fifteen percent of the original cost of the vehicle. After taking delivery of the cars, they sell the said cars in other States like Haryana and U.P. with a huge margin through agents. After getting four or five cars financed from different banks at one address, they shift to other such accommodation and play the same game there.
This information was further developed and Const.Shaji E.J. was deployed as a decoy customer alongwith the informer who contacted the accused persons and negotiated for a new Maruti Zen car which was settled at Rs.1.25 lacs.The delivery and payment was fixed to be made on 29.11.07 in evening hours near Subhash Nagar more.
A trap was laid by a team consisting of Inspr. H.R. Malik, SI Dalip Kaushik HC Dilbagh Singh, Ct. Shaji E.J., Ct. Satbir Singh, Ct. Surjeet Singh under the supervision of Sh. Subey Singh Yadav, ACP/Oprs. Cell/ West District and both the accused ;persons were apprehended alongwith new Maruti Zen car No.DL 8C NB-2237. On enquiry it was revealed that the said car was purchased from T.R. Sawhney Motors, Gokul Puri, Delhi on 26.11.07 after paying an advance of Rs.15000/- only on the basis of the documents which were prepared in fictitious name and temporary addresses.
INVESTIGATION:
On sustained interrogation, they disclosed that they alongwith their associates had been committing the fraud and cheating with the same modus operandi since last one year. The accused Manoj Bhardwaj is also associated with a Sub- Direct Selling Agency of a private bank. On further interrogation the accused persons disclosed about other such vehicles purchased by them. Similarly, one Maruti Esteem car bearing original No.DL 9 CK 7211 and converted to the number UP 80AV 8960 has also been recovered. The subsequent registration of the vehicle at Agra (UP) in above mentioned number has also been found to be registered on the basis of fake documents.