2.05.2014
CRIME BRANCH
PRESS RELEASE
Ø SENSATIONAL KIDNAPPING-CUM-ROBBERY CASE WORKED OUT WITH THE ARREST OF FOUR INCLUDING TWO CONSTABLES AND ONE RAILWAY CONTRACTOR.
Ø CASH MORE THAN RS.12 LAC, GOODS WORTH RS.1.5 LAC PURCHASED FROM BOOTY RECOVERED.
Ø 2 CARS AND 4 MOBILE PHONES USED IN THE COMMISSION OF CRIME SEIZED.
INTRODUCTION:-
In a swift and sleek operation, Crime Branch has solved a sensational case of kidnapping-cum-robbery registered at PS Kamla Market. Four accused criminals including two police constables (one in Haryana Police and another in Delhi Police) have been arrested. Cash more than Rs.12 lacs, household goods worth more than Rs. 1.5 lacs purchased from the robbed amount, one Toyota Corolla car, one Wagon R car and four mobile phones used in the commission of crime have also been recovered from the possession of accused persons.
INCIDENT:
On 22.4.2014, one Rishi Chand reported that he is working in cargo Carrier Company run by one Rajinder Kumar Singh of Allahabad. He uses to collect parcels from the railway stations sent for delivery at the given addresses. On 13.04.14, he collected one such parcel from New Delhi Railway Station which was sent from Allahabad in Prayag Raj Express train. The parcel was containing cartons of mobile phones and cash Rs. 50 lac. When he was taking the parcel in a rickshaw towards Pahar Ganj side, he was intercepted by 4-5 persons, out of whom two were wearing police uniform. He was forcibly taken towards Faridabad in a black car alongwith the parcel and after robbing the cash and other goods, he was abandoned in the area of Surajkund, Faridabad. He was threatened not to disclose anything to anyone. Therefore, he got so frightened that he could not report the matter immediately.
Accordingly, on the complaint of Rishi Chand Yadav, a case vide FIR No. 130/04 dated 22.4.14 u/s 365/392/419/420/34 IPC was registered at PS Kamla Market in this regard and investigation was taken up by Local police.
TEAM AND OPERATION:
A team of South Eastern Range of Crime Branch led by Inspr Sunil Kumar consisting SIs Ravinder Verma, Nirbhay Rana, Ravinder Teotia, Vijay, HCs Vikram Dutt, Ieed Mohd., Ravinder Baliyan, Ishwar Singh, Rakesh Kumar, Aslup, Rakesh Tomar, Cts. Surender, Rakesh Sharma, Manoj, Kusum Pal, Prem Pal, Mohit, Pawan, Udai Ram and Ravinder was constituted under the supervision of ACP KPS Malhotra to nab the culprits. Telltale signs of the crime was indicative of involvement of some police officials. A careful study was carried out and manual surveillance was mounted on likely suspects.
On 01.05.14, specific information was received that three persons namely Surender, Sanjay and Vasudev Rai are involved in this crime who would come near Sibbal Cinema, Badarpur, Delhi. Accordingly, a trap was laid and at about 2 pm, three youths who had come in a black Corolla car No. HR–51R-9909 were apprehended who were later identified as:-
(i) Surender Kumar Verma (30 years) s/o Om Prakash Verma r/o H. No. 182, Ward No. 2, Maamraj Colony near Police Line, Narnaul, Distt. Mahendergarh, Haryana.
(ii) Sanjay @ Dharamvir (39 years) s/o Raghubar Dayal r/o Village Bahadur Pur, PS Tigaon, Faridabad, Haryana and
(iii) Vasudev Prasad (35 years) s/o Gaya Prasad r/o D-12/16, DLF Ankur Vihar, Loni, Ghaziabad, UP.
On conducting search, cash Rs. 5.25 lac from accused Surender, cash Rs. 2.55 lac from Sanjay and cash Rs. 2.80 lac from Vasudev was recovered. During interrogation, they disclosed that the recovered amount was robbed from one parcel boy in the area of Kamla Market on 13.4.14. Accordingly they were arrested u/s 41.1 CrPC. At the instance of accused Sanjay, household goods worth Rs. 1.5 lac purchased from the looted amount were also recovered from his house situated at village Bahadur Pur, PS Tigaon, Faridabad, Haryana.
They further disclosed that on 13.4.14, as per a tip off provided by Vasudev and Bhola r/o Allahabad (UP), the accused Surender, Raj Bahadur, Sanjay, Manish and Guddu came to New Delhi Railway Station in two cars. Raj Bahadur and Surender were in Delhi police uniforms. They intercepted the victim Rishi from the area of Kamla Market who was carrying a parcel in a rickshaw. Initially, the victim was made to understand that they were police officials on duty and in the process, he was forcibly taken in the Corolla car and kept captive for nearly one hour. Later, he was dumped in the area of Surajkund, Haryana after looting the parcel containing cash Rs. 43 lac, mobile phones cartons and other articles. Thereafter, they reached at Sector-8, Faridabad where they distributed the booty amongst themselves in the house of Manohar Lal (brother of accused Sanjay).
In pursuance of the disclosure statements of accused Surender and Sanjay and other incriminating evidence, Raj Bahadur (Constable in Delhi Police) who was already under scanner, was also arrested u/s 41 CrPC and looted cash worth Rs. 1.45 lac, one mobile and one WagonR car No. DL-8CNB-8928 used in the commission of crime were recovered from his possession.
Their sustained interrogation has revealed that accused Surender is a Constable in Haryana Police and presently posted at PS Bhupani, Faridabad while the accused Raj Bahadur is a constable in Delhi Police and presently posted in PCR. Their common friend Manish @ Govind Rai and Guddu informed them that there are some courier/parcel boys who collect courier parcels from railway stations containing huge amount of cash and they can be robbed easily. They further informed that they are in close relations with one Vasudev (railway contractor) who could easily provide the exact information about the parcel containing the cash. They hatched a criminal conspiracy and roped in Constable Raj Bahadur to execute their nefarious designs. It was also revealed that the above said accused persons have earlier also tried to rob a parcel boy on two occasions in the area of Kamla Market and Pahar Ganj but could not succeed due to lack of coordination among them.
PROFILEOF ACCUSED PERSONS:-
1. Accused Raj Bahadur @ Raju has studied upto 12th standard and in 2008, he joined Delhi Police as Constable (Driver). Presently, he was posted in PCR North East Zone. He is a close friend of Guddu who lured him into executing the crime. He was wearing police uniform at the time of committing crime and his WagonR Car No. DL-8CNB-8928 was used in the crime.
2. Accused Surender Kumar Verma is an Arts graduate and his father has retired from CISF. He joined Haryana Police as a Constable in 2004 and presently posted in police station Bhupani, Faridabad, Haryana. He is a tainted police official and was earlier arrested in cases of hurt and molestation. He is close friend of Sanjay and Manish who were aware of his criminal background as such they joined him in their gang. At the time of committing crime, he was wearing uniform of Delhi Police constable.
3. Accused Sanjay @ Dharamvir is married and has two sons. He has long criminal history and was earlier arrested in number of cases including Arms Act, Hurt etc. He used to impersonate as a Haryana Police Crime Branch official. He participated actively in the commission of crime. He arranged the Toyota Corolla car from his brother Manohar Lal and also provided the accommodation at Sector-8, Faridabad for distribution of the booty.
4. Accused Vasudev Prasad has studied upto 7th class. He is married and has three children. He is a Railway Contractor and used to deliver the parcels to parcel boys destined for various locations in Delhi. He was aware of the vendors who used to send the cash in the railway parcels. On receipt of information regarding courier from Bhola, he conveyed it to Manish @ Govind Rai and Guddu for committing this crime.
The involvements of accused persons is being verified and information regarding their arrest has been given to concerned police station. Efforts are on to nab their remaining associates Bhola, Manish @ Govind Rai and Guddu.
(RAVINDRA YADAV)IPS
JOINT COMMISSIONER OF POLICE
CRIME:DELHI
PRESS RELEASE
SPECIAL CELL
02.05.2014
INTER-STATE GANG OF FAKE INDIAN CURRENCY NOTES PEDDLERS BUSTED; FICN WORTH 4,00,000/- RECOVERED
The circulation of Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) is not only weakening the Indian economy, it is also fuelling trans-border narcotic trade and financing terrorism apart from sustaining a huge domestic cartel of its peddlers. The Special Cell of Delhi Police has been pursuing a massive drive against the criminals and gangs involved in circulation of Fake Indian Currency Notes in Delhi and NCR.
In furtherance of this mission, a team of Special Cell led by Inspectors Subhash Vats and Govind Sharma has apprehended (1) Zaheer Hasan, aged 42 yrs, s/o Habib, r/o Village Tugalpur Kanheda, PS Purkazi, Muzaffar Nagar, Uttar Pradesh, (2) Tuffail Waris Khan, aged 39 yrs, s/o Sageer Khan, r/o Village Nanura, Ladia Sarai, PS Kyoti, Darbhanga, Bihar, and (3) Sarfaraz, aged 22 yrs, s/o Mohd. Sheesh, r/o Village Paigambar Pur, PS & PO Tajpur, Samastipur, Bihar, and has recovered Rs. 4,00,000/- worth FICNs in the denomination of Rs. 500/- and Rs. 1000/- denomination.
Operation:
On 26/04/2014, secret information was received that some suspected peddlers of FICN belonging to an Inter-State gang will come at Gate No. 4, Millennium Park, Ring Road, New Delhi for transaction of FICNs. Accordingly, a trap was laid and at about 8.00 PM, it was seen that one person (later identified as Zaheer Hasan) arrived there on a motorcycle bearing no. HR-08-K-1547. Soon thereafter, two more persons (later identified as Tuffail Waris Khan and Sarfaraz) also reached the spot. While the supplier and the receivers in the midst of the transaction, the team acted swiftly and apprehended all three of them. From their possession, Rs 4 lakhs worth FICNs were recovered. A case under the relevant sections of law has been registered in PS Special Cell in this regard.
Modus Operandi:
The interrogation of arrested accused Tuffail Waris Khan and Sarfaraz has revealed that the FICNs being peddled by them were brought by them from Kolkata, West Bengal and they had come to Delhi for delivering the same to Zaheer. Accused Zaheer is involved in the further circulation of FICNs in Delhi NCR and other places in India.
Profile of Zaheeer Hasan:
Accused Zaheer Hasan belongs to a poor family, is married and works as a casual labour. Originally a resident of Muzaffar Nagar, UP, he presently resides in Jwala Pur, Haridwar. He was lured into this trade by Furkan and Ayub, both r/o Bijnor UP. Ayub was earlier arrested by Special Cell in the year 2012 and FICNs worth Rs. 6,00,000/- were recovered in that case. Later, Furkan gang was also busted by Special Cell in the year 2013 and FICNs worth Rs. 5,20,000/- were recovered in that case. After the arrest of both Ayub and Furkan, Zaheer started acting independently and established contact with Tufail who used to procure FICNs from Bangladesh-West Bengal border to supply the same to Zaheer for onward circulation. Accused Zaheer has previously been involved in a theft case registered in PS Kaithal City, Haryana. Details of his other involvements are being sought.
Profile of Tufail Waris Khan:
Accused Tufail Waris Khan, originally a resident of Darbhanga, Bihar is presently residing in Azamgarh, UP. He is a known murderer and robber. He was involved in the abduction and murder of one Rajkumar, a car driver, who was driving the car which Tufail and his associates had hired. Later, Tufail along with his associates had committed a robbery in Darbhanga and ever since, had been absconding. While he was running away from law, he came into the contact of FICN peddlers and soon joined their ranks. Tufail’s arrest has worked out the robbery case wherein he has been running wanted.
Sl. No.
/FIR No.
/Details
/Police Station
1
/28/2009
/364/302/379/120-B IPC
/GRP, Darbhanga, Bihar
2
/159/2013
/392 IPC
/Kyoti, Darbhanga, Bihar
Profile of Sarfaraz:
Accused Sarfaraz is unmarried and belongs to a poor family. He was working in Muzzafar Nagar as an assistant to a local electrical contractor when he came in the contact of Tufail Waris Khan through some common friends. Tuffail motivated him to join his illegal trade with the promise to earn handsome money quickly. He was being paid a fixed commission for every successful transaction and soon, he became a thoroughly professional FICN peddler. He has been arrested for the first time.
Recovery
1. Rs 4,00,000/- worth Fake Indian Currency Notes.
2. One Motorcycle (Bajaj Platinum No. HR-08-K-1547) which has been found to be stolen from Kaithal, Haryana. A case of MV theft is registered in this regard in PS Kaithal City, Haryana.
Further investigation is in progress.
(SANJEEV KUMAR YADAV)
Deputy Commissioner of Police
Special Cell; New Delhi
PRESS RELEASE
SOUTH DISTRICT
Dated: 02/05/14
ØA notorious gang of auto lifters busted : 3 accused arrested.
Ø10 stolen cars recovered
Ø11 cases of M.V. theft of Delhi and NCR worked out
With the arrest of 3 auto lifters namelyJulfikar @ Jullu(age 28 years) s/o Abdul Hakim R/o Village Amina Bagh Bada Gaon, PS Parikshitgarh, District Meerut (UP),Aasim(age 24 years) S/o Umed Ali R/o Mohalla Salatin, Kasba, PS Kithor, District Meerut (UP) andAbdul Sajid @ Saleem @ Balli(age 25 years) S/o Rahish R/o Village Fazalpur, PS Kankarkera, District Meerut (UP), a team ofAATS and Special Staff/SDhave busted a gang of interstate auto lifters and recovered 10 stolen cars. With their arrest, 11 cases of auto lifting have been solved.
Brief facts:
In order to prevent the incidents of auto-thefts in the area of South District, teams of AATS and Special Staff, South District were formed to get clue about auto lifters active in South Delhi. A joint team of AATS and Special Staff/SD comprising of SIs Amit Kumar and Gyanender, ASIs Rajesh and Mahender Kumar, HCs Vinod Kumar, Rajender, Tayyub Ali, Sudhir Kumar, Joginder and Ravinder and Cts. Sonu Kumar, Arjun, Govind, and Yogesh, under the leadership of Inspr. Akhileshwar Yadav, I/C Special Staff/SD was formed. The team collected details of recently released criminals and kept close watch on their movements.