PRESS BULLETIN 13-12-2007 Case registered for furnishing false information :- Preet Vihar Police Station registered a case against one S.S. Bhatnagar R/o Hari Nagar for furnishing false information in order to evade his arrest yesterday. According to Local police, Constable Vikas Kumar of P.S. Preet Vihar went to Sh. S.S. Bhagatnagar residence for executing non-bailable warrant of arrest which was issued by the Hon’ble Court of Shri Sunil Chaudhary, M.M. Karkardooma Court in a complaint case u/s 138 Negotiable Act. One person who introduced himself as Panna Lal S/o Late Sh. Har Swaroop met at the given address and told the Constable that he was father of S.S. Bhatnagar. The Constable was further told that Sh. S.S. Bhatnagar had gone out of Delhi. A report was accordingly submitted in the Hon’ble Court. Surprisingly, the accused along with his Counsel appeared before the Hon’ble Court on 4-10-2007 and claimed that no body had come to his residence for serving NBW and blamed the Constable for fabricating false report mentioning Panna Lal. The accused claimed that there was no person living in his house in the name of Panna Lal. Court took adverse view and directed to enquire into the matter. Enquiry reveals that the person who had met the Constable at the referred address on 1.10.07 was in fact S.S. Bhatnagar not the Panna Lal. The accused had impersonated himself as Panna Lal in order to evade his arrest which was imminent otherwise. After perusal of enquiry report, the Court has ordered to prosecute S.S. Bhatnagar on the charge of furnishing false information. Consequently, a case has been registered against S.S. Bhagatnagar at P.S. Preet Vihar in this respect. Investigation is in progress. One snatcher held :- Gokal Puri police arrested a 17 years old juvenile on charge of committing snatching. According to DCP North East, while the complainant Guddu R/o Old Mustfa Bad, Gokul Puri, along with his brother was on his way to home and reached near the Bhagirath Vihar Pulia, three persons including the alleged came from behind and snatched the complainant’s mobile. The alleged juvenile Rahim name changed was caught. Two of his associates managed to run away. Efforts are on afoot to trace out the absconding accused. Investigation is in progress. Public help is sought in identifying the bodies :- Railway Main Delhi police have sought public help in identifying the following bodies :1. A female, aged around 45 years, Ht., 4’, wheatish complexion, round face, wearing blue sari & red blouse, found at Holambi Kalan Rly Station 2. A male, aged around 60/65 years, Ht., 5’5”, sallow complexion, round face wearing blue jacket and tracksuit trouser, found on 11.12.07. Hazrat Nizamuddin Railway Police have sought public help in identifying the following bodies: 1. A male, aged around 35/40 years, Ht. 5’4”, sallow complexion, round face wearing orange shirt white/black printed sweeter, found at Okhla Railway Station on 6.12.07. 2. A male, aged around 40 years, Ht. 5’6”, sallow complexion, long face, normal built, found on 6.12.07. New Delhi Railway police have sought public help in identifying the body of a female, aged around 70 years, Ht. 5’2”, long face, medium built, wearing sky blue suit/salwar and cream sweater, found on 11.12.07. ******* SPECIAL CELL DATED 13.12.2007. Accused wanted in Murder of Principal of PGDAV College , Bulandshahar, UP arrested. A team of officers of Special Cell led by Inspr. Rajender Singh under the supervision of Sh L.N. Rao, ACP has arrested an accused involved in the murder of Sh Chandra Prakash Gupta, Principal, PGDAV College, Bulandshahar, UP. An information was received by Inspr. Rajender Singh that a person wanted in a murder case of Chandra Prakash Gupta, Principal, PGDAV College, Bulandshahar, UP is hiding in the Nizamuddin Area. Sources were deployed and surveillance was mounted to trace accused person. On 10.12.2007 specific information was received in the Special Cell that the accused would come to meet his friend near Rajdoot Hotel, Nizamuddin. A trap was laid and at about 3 PM he was apprehended. He was identified as Lokender Singh ( aged-21 years) r/o Distt Bulandshahar, U.P. Lokender Singh was subjected to intensive interrogation. He disclosed that he alongwith two professors, a clerk ,four senior students and two ex-students of PGDAV College, Bulandshahar, UP had hatched a conspiracy to kill Sh Chander Prakash Gupta . On 22.11.2007 at about 6.30 AM while Sh Chander Prakash Gupta was having his morning walk accused person brutally stabbed him to death. After committing the murder, he fled from the scene of crime. He came to Delhi and was staying in a PG accommodation in Jangpura, near Rajdoot Hotel. The motive behind the murder was that Sh Chander Prakash Gupta had rusticated senior students which was not liked by them. UP police has been informed about his apprehension. Further investigation is in progress. ( ALOK KUMAR ) DY. COMMISSIONER OF POLICE SPECIAL CELL DELHI Dated 13.12.2007 Interstate gang of Autolifters busted. Three persons arrested. 3 stolen vehicles – Maruti Esteem, Maruti 800cc and Alto Cars recovered. Nine cases of motor vehicle theft have been solved. The Crime Branch has busted a gang of autolifters who had been active in Delhi for quite some time. One receiver of stolen vehicles was also arrested. Three persons have been arrested so far and 3 stolen vehicles have been recovered from their possession. 9 cases of motor vehicle cases have been solved at their instance. The arrested persons are: 1. Rajeshwar Paswan @ Raju s/o Mohinder Singh r/o CB-281, Naraina Village, Delhi(aged 27 Yrs.) He was found involved in eleven criminal cases in the past including rape, motor vehicle theft, snatching and possession of illegal firearms. 2. Rakesh Rai @ Aman s/o Jai Prakash r/o Nasib Vihar, Loni, Near Tronika City, Ghaziabad, UP (aged 22 Yrs.). He was found involved in six criminal cases in the past. All these cases relate to motor vehicle theft. 3. Iliyas Khan s/o Waris Khan r/o Hafiz Hatta, Imphal, Distt. Imphal, Manipur, presently living at CISF Colony Mahipalpur, Delhi (aged 24 Yrs.). He was found involved in four criminal cases in the past. All these cases relate to motor vehicle theft. On 10th December 2007 ASI Mohinder Singh of Interstate Cell developed information that members of Rajeshwar Paswan gang would be coming to the area of Saraswati Vihar and will assemble near Kohat Enclave Metro Station for delivering the stolen car. A team was quickly constituted led by Insp. Satya Prakash consisting of SI Ramesh Dabas, ASI Mohinder Singh, ASI Dharambir, HC Naresh, HC Narender & HC Krishan Kumar. The team took up position near Metro Station, Kohat Enclave, Delhi. 2 At about 2 PM, the police team spotted the white colored Maruti Esteem Car with three persons in side it which were identified as Rajeshwar Paswan, Rakesh Rai and Iliyas Khan mentioned above. The registration number and chesis number and engine number were checked and the car was found stolen from Shalimar Bagh. A case FIR No. 724/07 u/s 379 IPC PS Shalimar Bagh, Delhi was found registered for the same. On sustained interrogation accused Rakesh Rai admitted to fact that he had stolen the vehicle with his associate namely Rajeshwar Paswan from the area of Shalimar Bagh, Delhi. They also disclosed that they came here to deliver the stolen car to Iliyas Khan. On their instance, two more stolen vehicles one Maruti Alto and one Maruti 800cc were also recovered. All were arrested vide case FIR No. 724/07 u/s 379/411/34 IPC PS Shalimar Bagh Delhi. The modus operandi of the gang for stealing vehicles was simple. They steal the targeted vehicle by breaking open the lock and after stealing it they park the stolen vehicle at a public place till the delivery of the same. They have disclosed that they have sold off some vehicles to a person who further sells them off at Manipur and other NorthEastern States. All three accused persons have been sent to judicial custody. Further investigation in the case is on. (MADHUP TEWARI) DY. COMMISSIONER OF POLICE, CRIME & RAILWAYS, DELHI. December, 13th 2007 GANG OF BUS ROBBERS APPREHENDED: COUNTRYMADE PISTOL, THREE KNIVES, ROBBED MOBILE PHONES RECOVERED The West Distt. Police has arrested a gang of Bus Robbers and recovered one country made pistol, three button actuated knives from their possession and 21 mobile phones at their instance. The gang is headed by accused Satish, who is a B.C (Bad Character) of PS Rajouri Garden area previously involved in 20 criminal cases. Other accused Kailash is also a B.C of PS Aman Vihar area. ACCUSED ARRESTED ARE : 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Satish (28Yrs.) S/o Bhagwan Das R/o P-141, 25 Yards, Raghubir Nagar, Delhi. Ranjit (30 Yrs.) S/o Ram Singh R/o R-362, 25 Yards, Raghubir Nagar, Delhi. Kailash (25 Yrs.) S/oRam Khiladi R/o D-7/54, Sultan Puri, Delhi. Vijay (26Yrs.) S/o Jagdish R/o F-6, 282, Sultan Puri, Delhi. Dharamvir (24 Yrs.) S/o Patram, R/o C-2/179, Sultan Puri, Delhi. INCIDENT: On 12.12.07, at about 6 PM, ASI Ravidutt while patrolling with Ct. Ajit and other staff members received a secret information that the members of Satish Gang are planning to commit dacoity in buses plying on route No. 817 in a park near Cambridge school, Subhash Nagar, Rajouri Garden. They are in possession of illicit 3 weapons; if raided, they can be apprehended and Bus Robbery to be committed by the gang can be prevented. The information was conveyed to Sh. S.S.Yadav, ACP/ operations who constituted a team headed by Inspr. Hoshiyar Singh, Inspr. Spl. Staff, and comprising of ASI Ravidutt, HC Ram Kumar, HC Balvinder, HC Bane Singh, Ct. Ajit, Ct. Devender, Ct. Vijay Singh, Ct. Rohtash and Ct. Bijender to nab the gang. The team members in plain clothes alongwith the secret informer entered the park and found five suspicious looking youths sitting together. One of the youths was briefing the others in low pitch and the others were listening to him. After signal from the secret informer, the team members zeroed in on the gang members inside the park, who tried to flee but were over powered by the staff present. The youths were identified as 1) Satish S/o Bhagwan Dass. 2) Ranjit S/o Ram Singh. 3) Kailash S/o Ram Khiladi. 4) Vijay S/o Jagdish and 5) Dharamvir S/o Patram. On search of the accused, a country made pistol alongwith with two live cartridges were recovered from the possession of Satish and one button actuated knife was recovered from the possession of Ranjit, Kailash and Dharamvir each. A case vide FIR No. 901/07 u/s 399/402/34-IPC and 25/54/59 Arms Act, PS Rajouri Garden was registered against the accused and investigation taken up. On sustained interrogation, accused Satish disclosed that he alongwith his gang members were planning to commit dacoity in buses plying on route no. 817 and loot cash, jewellery and mobile phones from the passengers. Since last 3 / 4 years he alongwith his gang members had been indulging in pick pocketing & robberies in moving buses. On verification, it was learnt that accused Satish is a BC of PS Rajouri Garden area previously involved in twenty criminal cases. Other accused Kailash is also a BC of PS Aman Vihar area. Accused Ranjit has been previously found involved in eight criminal cases. Antecedents of the other two accused are being verified. Eleven mobile phones have been recovered at the instance of accused Satish and ten mobile phones at the instance of accused Ranjit from their houses. Further investigation of the case is in progress. The team involved in the good work is being suitably rewarded. (H.G.S. DHALIWAL) IPS ADDL. DY. COMMISSIONER OF POLICE WEST DISTRICT : DELHI. PRESS RELEASE 13th December, 2007 NORTH DISTRICT MINOR RECOVERED WITHIN SIX HOURS OF KIDNAPPING: ONE ARRESTED With the arrest of Sonu, aged 23 years s/o Mahender r/o Village Dahaturi, P O & PS Sikarpur, District Bulandsahar, UP, North District police has solved a case of kidnapping of a minor girl aged 6 years. The girl who had been kidnapped on 12.12.2007 from M.C. D. Primary School, Burari, Delhi was recovered within 6 hours. TEAM AND INCIDENT A team consisting of Inspr. Rampal Singh, SHO/Timar Pur, SI Yashvir Singh, I/C PP Burari, SI Alok Kumar Rajan and Ct. Ashok was constituted under the close supervision of Ms. Suman Goel, ACP/Civil Lines/North District, Delhi. On 12.12.2007, one Sh Rampal Singh s/o Sh Parmal Singh r/o House of Jaiparkash Rationwala, Mangal Bazar Road, Village Burari, Delhi; Permanent Address: Vill Bironda, PS Tugal Pur, Distt Gautam Budh Nagar (UP) reported at PS Timar Pur 4 that his minor daughter Neha aged 6 years who had gone to school on 12.12.07 had not returned home and was missing. He further suspected that she might have been kidnapped. On this a case of kidnapping of the minor girl was registered at PS Timar Pur and the investigation was taken up. INVESTIGATION & INTERROGATION During the course of investigation, various sources were deployed and several teams were formed as it was a case of kidnapping of minor girl. The family and the school mates of the kidnapped child were interviewed and It surfaced that Neha was seen with one Sonu who was being addressed by the child as ‘MAMA’ (Maternal Uncle). However, the parents of the child informed that the maternal uncle of the child was just 12 years old and his name was not Sonu. Further probe indicated that one Sonu – a resident of Buladshahar – might be involved in this and he may take the child to his native place at Bulandshahar. On this, a team was immediately dispatched and the accused Sonu mentioned above who was ready to board a bus to Bulandshahar was apprehended from Anand Vihar Bus Station while he was in possession of the kidnapped child Neha. During interrogation, he revealed that he was working as a conductor in a bus on the route from Bulandshahar to Delhi and 5/6 months back, he met the mother of the kidnapped child at Buladshahar Bus Stand while she was on her way to her in-laws house at Village Bhainsroli, Bulandshahar and developed friendship with her. They exchanged their residential addresses with each other and remained in touch. About a month back, he left the job of conducter and shifted to Delhi and started working as a driver in a private RTV from Burari to Camp. Further, due to his intimacy with the mother of the victim, he managed to get a rented accommodation next to her house. He was regularly pressing her to discontinue her relationship with her husband and offered her to marry him but she denied. In order to pressurize her and to materialize his relationship with her, he decided to kidnap her minor daughter and finally on 12.12.07 he executed his plan and was apprehended red handed while he was about to board the bus to Bulandshahar. The child had been recovered hale and hearty from his possession. Further investigation/interrogation is in progress. PROFILE 1. Sonu s/o Mahender r/o Village Dahaturi, P O & PS Sikarpur, District Bulandsahar, UP is 23 years old. He is 8th standard pass and unmarried. Presently he was working as a driver on RTV bus route from Burari to Camp. (DEVESH CHANDRA SRIVASTVA) DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF POLICE, NORTH DISTRICT, DELHI. 13th December, 2007 GANG OF DESPERATE ROBBERS COMMITTING ROBBERIES IN TSR APPREHENDED With the arrest of (1) Parvez Ali @ Farri aged 32 years s/o Akhtar Ali @ Tahir r/o House of Hazi Umrao Ali, Upper Court, Loni, Ghaziabad, UP; (2) Khursheed 5 aged 22 years s/o Tehzeeb Hussain r/o House of Sultan Khan, Mohalla Jamal Pura, Loni, Ghaziabad, UP and (3) Shafeeq Khan @ Hira aged 25 years s/o Kayuum @ Kallu r/o House of Yunus, Dabar Talaab, Loni, Ghaziabad, UP, North East District police has busted a gang of robbers involved in looting of passengers in TSR. Two cases of theft of PS Seelam Pur and H.N. Deen have also been solved with their arrest. Cash Rs. 22500/-, one TSR, one desi katta with one live cartridge and one master key used in stealing valuables from the luggage/briefcase of passengers were recovered from their possession. TEAM AND THE INCIDENT A team consisting of Inspr. Vireshwar Singh Malik SHO/Gokal Puri, SI Vijay Gupta, HC. Rohtash Kumar, HC Vijay, Ct. Anil and Ct. Sarabjit was constituted under the close supervision of Sh. R.P. Gautam ACP/Gokal Puri North East District. With a view to keep a check on incidents of robbery/snatching, a special team was constituted. Extensive verification of robbers/snatchers was carried out. On 11.12.07 at about 12:30 PM, one Pankaj Shukla @ Momu s/o Jagdish Shukla r/o H.No. A-167, Gali No.3, Nehru Vihar, Delhi boarded a TSR from Bhajan Pura Mazar for Loni Gol Chakkar. Three co-passengers apart from its driver were already seated in the TSR. He sat in the left side and kept his briefcase under his legs. One of the persons already seated in the TSR, moved his briefcase towards right side and another person engaged him in the talking. About 5 minutes before reaching the TSR near Power House, Wazirabad Road, he heard the sound of opening his briefcase. He caught sight of his briefcase which was in the possession of those persons and it was opened. When he objected, one of the persons took out a desi katta and kept him under fear of death by pointing the katta at his chest. As the TSR reached near Red Light, Under flyover Gokal Puri, he found a police team was present there. He immediately raised alarm. The police team immediately came into action and managed to overpower three assailants but driver of the TSR managed to escape from the spot. On their search, a cash Rs.2500/- which they took out from the briefcase, one desi katta with one live cartridge and one master key used in stealing valuables from the luggage/briefcase of passengers were recovered. Subsequently, a case was registered at PS Gokal Puri and investigation was taken up. INVESTIGATION During sustained interrogation, accused persons were identified as (1) Parvez Ali @ Farri, (2) Khurshid and (3) Shafeeq Khan @ Hira. They disclosed that they used to move in a TSR and pick up passengers carrying belongings from bus terminals, railway stations, bus stands, busy markets etc. Then, they would dishonestly remove their valuables by using master key after diverting the attention of the passenger. They further disclosed that they have committed a similar theft in the area of PS Seelam Pur in the recent past in which they took away cash Rs.1.5 lacs. Parvez Ali committed another theft along with his associate Anees @ Babloo r/o Loni, UP who fled away from the spot, in the area of PS HN Deen. On the instance of Parvez Ali, cash Rs.20000/- stolen in the theft case of PS Seelam Pur were also recovered. On verification, it was found that accused Parvez Ali @ Farri was previously involved in two cases of theft of PS Seelam Pur and Hauz Khas. He was also wanted in two cases of theft of PS HN Deen and Lahori Gate. Further investigation/interrogation is in progress and efforts are being made to arrest the absconding accused and to recover more stolen property. 6 RECOVERY 1.Cash Rs. 22500/2.One TSR 3.One desi katta of .315 bore with one live cartridge 4.One master key used in stealing valuables from the luggage/briefcase of passengers PROFILE a. Parvez Ali @ Farri s/o Akhtar Ali @ Tahir r/o House of Hazi Umrao Ali, Upper Court, Loni, Ghaziabad, UP is 32 years old. He is illiterate. He is married and having four children. Earlier, he was a TRS driver but about 4 years ago, he starting committing robberies along with his associates in the TSR. He is previously involved in two cases of theft of PS Seelam Pur and Hauz Khas. Besides, he was wanted in two cases of theft of PS HN Deen and Lahori Gate. b. Khursheed s/o Tehzeeb Hussain r/o House of Sultan Khan, Mohalla Jamal Pura, Loni, Ghaziabad, UP is 22 years old. He is illiterate. He is married. Earlier, he worked as a labourer. He came in contact with Parvez Ali and started committing robberies in the TSR. c. Shafeeq Khan @ Hira s/o Kayuum @ Kallu r/o House of Yunus, Dabar Talaab, Loni, Ghaziabad, UP is 25 years old. He is illiterate. He is married. Earlier, he worked as a labourer. He came in contact with Parvez Ali and started committing robberies in the TSR. DY. COMMISSIONER OF POLICE: NORTH-EAST DISTRICT, DELHI. 7