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Crime Branch Date: 21.09.09
A biker gang of four notorious robbers arrested.
Two firearms & four live cartridges recovered.
Two motorcycles used by the gang also recovered.
Several sensational cases of robbery and snatching solved.
They invested looted money in a hotel & a cable TV network
The Crime Branch of Delhi Police has busted a gang of robbers involved in several cases of robbery in different areas of Delhi. Two country-made firearms, four live cartridges & two motorcycles have been recovered from their possession. During interrogation, they have revealed having invested the looted wealth in a hotel in the Paharganj area and in a cable TV network in West Delhi.
HC Rajeev No 22/DAP of the Anti Robbery Cell, Crime Branch had received information about one Chanderbhan @ Chintoo who moves along with his gang on motocycles and robs cash /valuable articles from persons at gun-point. On further developing the information, it was learnt that the gang a would assemble near Kali Mata Mandir, Pul Mithai, PS Sadar Bazar, Delhi on 20-09-09 at around 08.30 AM. A team led by Insp. Richpal Singh and consisting of SI Sanjay Neolia, ASI Sumer, HC Ajit No 500/Crime, HC Rajeev 22/DAP, HC Sandeep No 553/SB & Ct Ashok No. 231/Crime, was constituted under the supervision of ACP Sh. Jai Bhagwan to act on the information.
The Crime Branch team carried out a raid on 20-9-09 at 8:30 am and succeeded in apprehending four persons from namely Chadrabhan, Amit, Santosh & Chandra Mohan from near Kali Mata Mandir, Mithai Pul, Sadar Bazar, Delhi. During their search, two country made firearms & four live cartridges were recovered from Chanderbhan & Amit respectively and two knives were recovered from the possession of Chandra Mohan & Santosh respectively. They were arrested vide FIR No 161/09, dated 20.09.2009 U/s 25 Arms Act, PS Crime Branch, Nehru Place, Delhi.
Their identities are as below:-
1.Chadrabhan @ Chandrapal @ Chitoo S/o Ramesh R/o H.No 8350, Arya Nagar, Nabi Karim, Paharganj, Delhi, (B.C. of PS Nabi Karim)
2.Amit @ Pehalwan S/o Kehar Singh R/o H.No 632, Galibawli, 6 Tuti Chowk, Paharganj, Delhi, (B.C. of PS Paharganj)
3.Santosh Kumar @ Rinku S/o Rambachan R/o S-483, Mangolpuri, Delhi
4.Chandra Mohan S/o Babulal R/o H.No 1176, Gali Sarvan wali, Idgah Road, PS Sadar Bazar, Delhi.
The following articles have been recovered:-
1. Two country made firearms & four live cartridges.
2. Two spring actuated knives.
3. Two motorcycles used in several robberies.
The following cases has been solved with the arrest of the accused:-
S.No FIR No U/section Police Station
1.270/09 392/397/34 IPCGokulpuri, Delhi.
& 25 Arms act
2. 95/09 382/34 IPCAnand Parbat, Delhi
3.129/09 382/34 IPCDBG, Delhi
4.145/09392 IPCSubzi Mandi, Delhi
5.166/09 392 IPC Subzi Mandi, Delhi
6. 125/09392 IPC Subzi Mandi, Delhi
7. 46/09 379 IPC Sadar Bazar, Delhi
8. 406/09 394/379/34 Moti Nagar, Delhi
9.275/09 392/34 IPCAshok Vihar, Delhi
The previous criminal record of Chandrabhan is as below:-
S.No FIR No U/sectionPolice Station
1.299/06 25 Arms act Kashmere Gate, Delhi
2. 40/207 356/379/34 IPC Mandir Marg, Delhi
3. 88/2k 380 IPC Paharganj, Delhi
4. 78/04 25 Arms actNabi Karim, Delhi.
5. 49/2k379/356/34 IPCNabi Karim, Delhi.
6. 311/99 324 IPC Nabi Karim, Delhi
7. 24/0225 Arms act Nabi Karim, Delhi
8. 78/03 25 Arms act Nabi Karim, Delhi
9. 79/05 25 Arms act Nabi Karim, Delhi
10. 02/02 379 IPC Nabi karim, Delhi
11. 516/05 25 Arms act Moti Nagar, Delhi
12. 363/05 379 IPCMoti Nagar, Delhi
13. 22/05 379 IPC Moti Nagar, Delhi
14. 95/05 379 IPC Moti Nagar, Delhi
15. 209/05 379 IPCMoti Nagar, Delhi
The previous criminal record of Amit is as below:-
S.No FIR No U/section Police Station
1. 40/07 356/379/34 IPCMandir marg, Delhi.
2. 496/06 394/34/120B IPC Hauz Khas, Delhi
3. 650/05 25 Arms act Patel nagar, Delhi
4. 495/06 394/34 IPCMandir marg, Delhi
5. 503/05 323/324/34 IPC Mandir marg, Delhi
The previous criminal record of Santosh is as below:-
S.No FIR No U/sectionPolice Station
1. 459/03 392//411/34 IPCSaraswati, Delhims act
2. 343/04 25 Arms act Saraswati Vihar, Delhi
3.391/04 25 Arms act Adarsh Nagar, Delhi
4. 161/01 25 Arms act Kashmere Gate, Delhi
Details of investigation:
All the accused persons hail from Delhi. They were initiated into the world of crime by Sanjay Chaudhary, a notorious pickpocketer. They started working with him and learnt the tricks of pick-pocketing. After breaking away from Sanjay Chaudhary, Chanderbhan reorganized the gang & also included some fresh members too. Chander Bhan decided to move on from pick-pocketing to robberies and stared developing sources for getting information of persons carrying large amounts of cash. On the basis of specific information, he with his gang started committing robberies.
They would usually follow their intended victim from the old Delhi area on 2 or 3 bikes. At an isolated spot, they would stop the vehicle of the victim and rob him at gun-point. In case the victim was traveling in a bus, this desperate gang would stop the bus, force the victim to get down from the bus and then rob him.
One interesting fact which was disclosed by the accused is that the money looted during these crimes has been invested by Chander Bhan with a person known as Suresh Pehalwan r/o Nangloi, West Delhi in running a cable network. Chandermohan has invested his share of the money in taking a hotel named Hotel Nandini Palace at Arakasha Road, Paharganj on lease. The hotel was being renovated for opening during the Navratras.
Further investigation is in progress to trace out the remaining members of the gang. Concerned police stations have been informed about the arrests.
(NEERAJ THAKUR)
Addl. Commissioner of Police
Crime Branch, Delhi.