15.12.2013
CRIME BRANCH
PRESS RELEASE
GANG OF ROBBERS/SNATCHERS BUSTED AFTER AN ENCOUNTER IN DWARKA AREA.
3 REAL BROTHERS IN SAME GANG.
ONE CASE OF ROBBERY, TWO CASES OF SNATCHINGS AND THREE CASES OF MOTORCYCLE THEFTS OF SOUTH-WEST DSITRICT WORKED OUT.
RECOVERED ONE .32 BORE PISTOL WITH 3 LIVE AND 1 FIRED CARTRIDGES, TWO .315 BORE COUNTRYMADE PISTOLS WITH 5 LIVE CARTRIDGES AND ONE SPRING ACTUATED KNIFE ALONGWITH STOLEN PULSAR MOTORYCLE AND CASH RS.42,000/-.
INTRODUCTION:-
Crime Branch of Delhi Police has busted a gang of desperate robbers/snatchers active in the area of South-West District and arrested four members of this gang including gang leader Pardeep Dogra after an encounter in sector-11, Dwarka and 6 cases of robbery, snatching and motorcycle theft of different police stations of South-West District have been worked-out. One .32 bore pistol with 3 live & 1 fired cartridges, two .315 bore country made pistols with 5 live cartridges, one stolen Pulsar motorcycle and cash Rs.40,000/- have been recovered from their possession.
ARRESTED PERSONS:-
- Pardeep Dogra (age 25 years) s/o late Chattar Singh r/o H.No.RZF-310/4, Gali No.10, Raj Nagar, Palam Colony, Delhi. He is presently residing at Flat No. 3-B, Pocket 3, Sector-3, Dwarka, Delhi.
- Dinesh @ KD @ Kagra (age 26 years) s/o late Hazari Lal, B-112, Mangla Puri, Phase-III, Palam Colony, Delhi.
- Om Prakash (age 23 years) s/o late Hazari Lal, B-112, Mangla Puri, Phase-III, Palam Colony, Delhi.
- Kuldeep @ Hakla (age 21 years) s/o late Hazari Lal, B-112, Mangla Puri, Phase-III, Palam Colony, Delhi.
INFORMATION, TEAM & OPERATION:-
On 13.12.2013, information was received by Ct SanjayKumar that the members of a desperate gang of robbers/snatchers equipped with deadly arms/ammunition will gather near sector 11 park, Dwarka to meet their associates. Information was further developed and a team led by Inspr Yashpal Singh and comprising of SIs Naresh Sangwan, Rajbir Singh, HCs Sanjay Tyagi, Yashpal Singh, Kuldeep Singh, Sandeep Kumar and Cts Sanjay Kumar, Rajeev Sahrawat, Balram, Hari Singh Praveen Kumar, Rajbir Sharma, Pravindra Malik was constituted to nab the criminals under close supervision of ACP Hoshiyar Singh and under overall guidance of DCP Bhisham Singh. A trap was laid near the expected place and four young boys were spotted near sector 11 park, and they were cordoned off by the police team and directed to surrender. But, instead of surrendering, accused Pardeep Dogra whipped out his automatic pistol and fired one shot upon the police team and tried to flee away. In retaliation and self defence, the police team also fired one shot and after a scuffle, all accused were successfully overpowered by the alert members of the police team. On personal search of the accused, one .32 bore pistol with 3 live & 1 fired cartridges, two .315 bore country made pistols with 5 live cartridges and cash Rs.40,000/- were recovered. The black colour Pulsar motor cycle was found stolen from PS Palam Village area and the same was also seized.
INTERROGATION:-
All the accused were put to sustained interrogation. During interrogation, it was revealed that the accused Pardeep Dogra (aged 25 years) is the gang leader. He was earlier arrested in a case of abduction and carjacking of PS Palam Village in 2012. His other associates Dinesh Bairva @ KD, Sanjay @ Sonu Peter, Amit and Shahid Ali had looted a TATA Sumo from Palam flyover after abducting its driver and taken to Mathura (UP), where they were arrested by the police of PS Chhata, Mathura, UP during checking on NH-1. The looted TATA Sumo was also recovered from their possession and the abducted driver was got released by the police of PS Chhata, Mathura. In this case, accused Dinesh @ KD got released on bail 4 months back while accused Pardeep Dogra was released from Tihar Jail on 30.10.2013.
After coming out of jail, accused Pardeep Dogra arranged a fully furnished rented flat in sector-3, Dwarka at Rs. 5,500/- per month and re-organized his gang. During last month, he alongwith his associates committed a robbery of Rs. 60,000/- on knife point in the area of PS Delhi Cantt, one chain snatching from a lady in a marriage party, one cash/phone snatching from a boy and 3 bike thefts in the area of PS Palam Village. The gang was in the process of being equipped with stolen bikes and enough arms & ammunition for committing big loots in near future.
For this purpose, he purchased an automatic pistol and 2 good quality country made pistols of .315 bore with ammunition through one co-prisoner of jail in UP, who belonged to that area of UP. He paid Rs.25,000/- for the pistol and 11,000/- for both country made “Kattas” which were earned by them while committing crime.
Alongwith his associates, he also stole three new Pulsar motorcycles from the area of PS Palam on 01, 03 & 07.12.2012 for use by his gang members to commit crime. But one of the motorcycle had to be abandoned by him on road as PCR Gypsy started chasing them while the other was left abandoned by them in the area of PS Palam, as its fuel was finished immediately after theft.
Accused Pardeep Dogra was born in Palam colony in a middle class family. His father was a loader at Palam Airport. He was not able to continue his studies after 8th standard, as both his parents died early, when he was only 12 years old. He has two brothers who are living separately and are not having good relations with him.
The other 3 arrested accused persons Dinesh @ KD, Om Prakash and Kuldeep @ Hakla are real brothers. Their father expired long ago. Dinesh is a close friend of accused Pardeep Dogra and he remained associated with him in the case of abduction and carjacking of PS Palam as well as an Arms Act case of PS Chhata, Mathura.
During the time spent in jail, his brother Kuldeep @ Hakla and Om Prakash also came in contact with Pardeep Dogra and got inspired to commit sensational crimes and earn lot of money. Kuldeep Hakla and Om Prakash are basically burglars as Kuldeep is previously involved in 6 cases and Om Prakash is previously involved in 3 cases of house theft/burglary, Arms Act etc. of different police stations of South-West District. Accused Om Prakash is also working as carpenter in the furniture market of Kirti Nagar.
(RAVINDRA YADAV)IPS
ADDL.COMMISSIONER OF POLICE
CRIME: DELHI
NORTH WEST DISTRICT DATED: 15.12.13
PRESS RELEASE
ONE JUVENILE APPREHENDED FOR STEALING A PURSE CONTAINING GOLD JEWELLERY AND CASH.
RECEIVER OF STOLEN PROPERTY ALSO NABBED AND GOLD JEWELLERY RECOVERED.
Model Town police of North West District has apprehended one juvenile involved in stealing of gold jewellery and cash Rs. 50,000/- from a function in SBI colony, Model Town. One Mohd. Hanif receiver-cum-custodian of stolen property was also arrested in this matter. He is relative of juvenile and one mobile set, one gold chain with locket and ginni, two gold chains and one ear ring, two centre piece of one gold set, one gold topes, one gold centre locket, four earrings and one artificial ear topes have been recovered from his possession.
INCIDENT:
On 6.12.13, Sh. V. S. Kapoor resident of Rohini reported in PS Model Town that he along with his relativeRamnik Kaur came at SBI Colony, Model Town to attend a marriage function. His relative Ramnik Kaur was having a purse containing five gold sets, four gold bangles, two pair earrings, one set centre piece (gold), one pair earring topes, one wrist watch, one mobile phone and cash Rs. 50,000/-. She hung her purse near main gate of the house and started dancing on DJ. After ten minutes when she checked her purse, she found it stolen. Accordingly, on the statement of Mr. V.S. Kapoor, a case vide FIR No. 396/13 dated 6.12.13 u/s 380 IPC PS Model Town was registered and investigation was taken up.
INVESTIGATION:
To work out the case, a team dedicated comprising of Inspr. Ram Avtar, SHO/Model Town, SI Kuldeep, SI Sudhir, JWO/Model Town, Ct. Sunil No. 1337/NW and Ct. Neeraj under the close supervision of Sh. Deepak Yadav, ACP/Model Town was constituted. The said team made sincere efforts and focused on the video coverage of the function. They interrogated many persons and finally a juvenile aged about 16-17 years was spotted as suspect as his activities were noticed suspicious. The team apprehended this vagabond juvenile at Nanak piou Gurudwara on 9.12.13. During interrogation, the juvenile admitted his involvement in the theft and told that he had handed over the stolen property to his relative namely Mohd. Hanif resident of Shalimar Bagh. At his pointing out, alleged Mohd. Hanif s/o Mohd. Rajjak r/o Jhuggi No. T-245, UN Block, Shalimar Bagh, was arrested from his residence on 9.12.13. On search, one mobile set, one gold chain with locket and ginni, two gold chains and one ear ring, two centre pieces of one gold set, one gold topes, one gold centre locket, four earrings and one artificial ear topes have been recovered from his possession.
Further investigation is to recover the remaining stolen property.
N. Gnana Sambandan, IPS
Deputy Commissioner of Police,
North West Distt., Delhi
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