A 19-year-old man and a 17-year-old boy have been apprehended by the police for a collection of knifepoint robberies and stabbing at the very least 5 individuals, together with a police personnel, in three incidents within the early hours of Friday in Adarsh Nagar, northwest Delhi, police stated.
A case of theft and inflicting harm was registered on the Adarsh Nagar police station. (Getty Photographs)
Police stated the accused, who have been on a two-wheeler, have been arrested inside 12 hours of the incidents and all victims, besides a policeman, have been discharged after therapy. They recognized the 19-year-old as Suraj Kumar, who had come from Deoria in Uttar Pradesh.
DCP Singh stated Suraj Kumar was discovered to be concerned in six instances of theft and firing, and the minor was additionally beforehand concerned in robberies.(HT Print)
“The incidents were reported around between 4am and 5.30am, and the accused were arrested by evening,” deputy commissioner of police (northwest) Bhisham Singh stated.
A senior police officer, requesting anonymity, stated: “The distance between the spots of the first and third incidents is barely a kilometre. They committed the first and second incident one after the other, but returned later for the third incident.”
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The officer recognized the victims within the first incident as Himanshu Kumar and Sonu Kumar, each aged 21 years, who work as tomato distributors on the Azadpur market and dwell in Kewal Park. “They had just come to the main road and were on their way to the mandi when two men came on a scooter and tried to rob them around 3.50am,” the officer stated.
The accused stabbed Sonu Kumar, and snatched each their telephones and ₹50,000 at knifepoint, police stated.
About 500 metres forward, at 4.10am, they allegedly attacked a pick-up truck driver who works at Azadpur Mandi, recognized as Mukesh Kumar, 42, when was unloading cargo from his truck. “They stabbed him too and robbed him of his phone and wallet,” the officer stated.
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Police stated Mukesh Kumar resisted the theft bid, and a cab driver Abhishek Pandey, 28, and police head constable Jai Bhagwan intervened, however they have been additionally stabbed. Bhagwan was getting back from Ranjit Nagar police station to his residence in Adarsh Nagar and was not sporting his uniform, they stated.
The third incident occurred round 5.30am, when Kewal Park resident Chinmay Dev, 36, was attacked close to the cremation floor. “This incident occurred when the man was going to work. He said he was a content creator. The accused stabbed him and robbed him of his laptop,” the officer stated.
The officer stated they fled the realm after the primary two incidents however returned quickly. All civilian victims have been discharged after therapy, whereas Bhagwan is present process therapy at a personal hospital.
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A case of theft and inflicting harm was registered on the Adarsh Nagar police station. Police stated they tracked the accused utilizing CCTV footage, and technical and human surveillance.
DCP Singh stated Suraj Kumar was discovered to be concerned in six instances of theft and firing, and the minor was additionally beforehand concerned in robberies. Police stated they recovered ₹41,000 money, a laptop computer, two telephones, a stolen scooter and the knife used within the crimes.