NEW DELHI: The Delhi Police on Friday apprehended three robbers, including one child in conflict with law (CCL), within minutes of a robbery incident and recovered the stolen property along with the scooty used in the crime.
The accused have been identified as Nitesh (24) and Bipin (22), along with a CCL, all residents of Ambedkar Basti in Sector-1, R.K. Puram, Delhi. With their apprehension, police recovered the robbed mobile phone, a purse containing cash and important documents, and a scooty used in the commission of the offence.
According to alert night patrolling staff of Police Station R.K. Puram in South West Delhi, the robbery took place on March 11 at around 3.30 a.m. near Vivekanand Marg in Sector-1, R.K. Puram. The complainant, M. Singh, a resident of Munirka Village, works at a restaurant in Kirti Nagar and was returning home on foot from Ring Road near the Hyatt Hotel in Bhikaji Cama Place.
When he reached near a dustbin ahead of the red light in Sector-1, R.K. Puram, three youths riding a light blue scooty approached him, addressing him as “Uncle Ji”. Two of them got down from the vehicle and held the complainant while the third slapped him. The trio then began scuffling with him and forcibly robbed his mobile phone and purse containing cash, Aadhaar Card, Voter ID Card, and ATM cards. During the struggle, the complainant’s pants pocket was also torn as he tried to resist the robbers.