The Delhi Police’s Crime Branch has arrested two men who impersonated traffic police personnel and robbed a Pan Bahar Pvt Ltd employee of Rs 50 lakh while he was returning after collecting a payment, an official said on Friday. The accused were identified as Mahender (21), a resident of Alwar district in Rajasthan, and Sandeep a.k.a Chetan (34), a resident of Greater Noida in Uttar Pradesh.
According to the police, the incident occurred at around 5 p.m. on October 12 when an employee of Pan Bahar was returning to the office on Shivaji Marg, Moti Nagar, after collecting payment from Kucha Ghasi Ram. “While the man was en route to his office, he was intercepted by two bike-borne individuals carrying a wireless set near the Salim Garh flyover on Outer Ring Road. Posing as traffic policemen, they conducted a check and managed to open the trunk of the car,” said a senior police official. Two other men also arrived on another motorcycle and seized a bag from the car’s trunk. “This bag contained Rs 50 lakh, the amount collected from Kucha Ghasi Ram,” said the official.
An FIR was registered at the IP Estate police station under sections 419, 382, and 34 of the Indian Penal Code, and an investigation was initiated. “Sensing the gravity and sensational nature of the crime, this team from the Crime Branch was tasked to crack the case and arrest the robbers who had covered their faces by wearing helmets. The motorcycles were also stolen. The complainant was also not able to give any clue. Therefore, the only option was to track the robbers through technical analysis,” said Special Commissioner of Police (crime) Ravindra Singh Yadav.
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The police teams conducted a technical analysis of the entire route of the victim, which helped them to zero in on the phones used by the criminals. “Raids were conducted in Delhi, UP, and Rajasthan and the hideouts of the accused were traced,” said the Special CP. In one of the raids, Mahender was apprehended. At his instance, Sandeep was also apprehended from Greater Noida.
During interrogation, Mahender disclosed that Sandeep, Sagar and Harender, both residents of Noida, Uttar Pradesh were common friends. “Some days ago, Sandeep asked him to provide five SIM cards to commit the crime. On October 3, Mahender carrying five SIM cards came to Noida and gave them to his associates Harender, Sagar, Ritick and Sandeep for committing the robbery. Further, he disclosed that they all committed this robbery,” said the Special CP.
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