Armyman robbed near rail station, two drug addicts held

New Delhi: A team of Delhi (Southeast) police has arrested two notorious drug addicts for snatching an Army man’s mobile phone, ID cards, and cash during a train journey at Okhla station. 

Police has also recovered one country made pistol with two live cartridges and six smart mobile phones along with the above mentioned articles from them. With their arrest, eight cases of snatching have been solved. 

The arrested are Danish (22), the main accused, and his associate Deepak (19).

After rigorous patrolling in the area, special pickets were erected; secret informers were deployed; and verification of anti-social elements in the parks was conducted regularly. The efforts by the police paid off when information about criminals indulged in robberies and snatchings in the area was received.

A team was constituted and on March 20, the police team laid a trap near Okhla Mandi and apprehended Danish. He was carrying a loaded country made pistol and was immediately arrested. On his instance, his associate Deepak was also arrested. 

According to police on March 7, at around 8.30 pm, the accused persons boarded a slow moving train near Okhla railway station and targeted the victim, who was seated near the gate of the train and was speaking on his mobile phone. Accused Danish snatched his phone and jumped from the train and ran away along with his associate.

Meanwhile, the victim also jumped from the train and chased the accused persons. Within no time, the accused persons surrounded the victim. 

They caught him and started searching his pockets. When opposed by the victim, one of them struck hard on his head and robbed him before running away from the spot, said the police.