INTER-STATE HIGHWAY ROBBERS WHO USED TO COMMIT ROBBERIES IN BOLLYWOOD STYLE APPREHENDED

• A REWARD OF RS.50,000/- WAS DECLARED BY DELHI POLICE ON THEIR ARREST.
• TWO CASES OF HIGHWAY TRUCK ROBBERIES WORKED OUT.

Crime Branch has arrested 3 interstate highway truck robbers (i) Trilok Singh (41 yrs) s/o Jagir Singh r/o Bhagwan Nagar Colony, Pipli, PS Thaneshar, Kurukshetra, Haryana, (ii) Anil (35 yrs) s/o Bhagirath Mal r/o Bhuranpura Jatan, Tehsil Jamava Ramgarh, PS Chandbazi, District Jaipur, Rajasthan and (iii) Ramji Lal (27 yrs) s/o Bhanwar Singh r/o Ramji Pura, PS Aandhi, Tehsil Jamava Ramgarh, District Jaipur, Rajasthan. 3 mobile phones used in committing crime have been recovered from their possession. The arrested persons include two receiver of stolen property. With their arrest, two cases of highway truck robbery of Delhi have been worked out. A reward of Rs. 50,000/- was declared on their arrest by CP Delhi.

INCIDENTS:-

1. On 17.02.2016, one Dilbag Singh, a truck driver, reported that on 13.02.2016, he left for Jammu with a truck loaded with utensils and kitchen items worth about Rs.8 lac. In transit, near a petrol pump at Narela, Delhi, he got filled diesel in truck, where he met with one stranger (accused Trilok) who sought lift on some pretext. Complainant agreed to give him seat in his truck. On the way, the stranger offered him some water and after consuming water, the complainant got unconscious and got revived after 3/4 days and found that his truck containing goods had been stolen by the stranger. On his complaint, a case vide FIR No. 172/16 u/s 328/379 IPC was registered at PS Narela, Delhi.
2. On 03.03.2016, one Madan Singh, a truck driver, reported that he left for Himachal Pradesh with a truck loaded with raw material for ceiling fans worth Rs.18 lac. In transit, near a petrol pump at Sanjay Gandhi Transport Nagar, Delhi, he met with one stranger (accused Trilok) who requested him to give lift in the truck for Baddi, Himachal Pradesh. Complainant agreed to give him seat in his truck. They both took dinner at Murthal, Haryana and after having dinner, the driver got unconscious and gained his consciousness only after 3/4 days and to his surprise the truck containing material was stolen. On his complaint, a case vide FIR No.228/16 u/s 328/379 IPC was registered at PS Samaipur Badli, Delhi.

INFORMATION, TEAM AND INTERROGATION: -

During preliminary investigation, it was revealed that a well-organized gang was involved in these crimes and these criminals were active in Delhi NCR, Rajasthan and Haryana and other northern states of India. Sensing the gravity, a reward of Rs.50,000/- was declared by CP, Delhi on the arrest of these criminals.

A dedicated team of Inter State Cell, Crime Branch led by ACP Sanjay Sehrawat, consisting of Inspr. Sunil Kumar, SI Vijay Samaria, HC Niranjan Singh, Cts Gopal Krishan, Raj Kumar, Paramjeet Singh, Arvind Meena and Rahul under the supervision of DCP Bhisham Singh and overall supervision of Addl.CP K.K. Vyas was put to task to apprehend the criminals behind the crime.

On 17/08/2016, a specific information was received by SI Vijay Samaria and Ct Raj Kumar that one Trilok involved in above highway robberies would come at Dhaula Kuan bus stand, Delhi to meet his associates to whom he had sold the robbed/stolen articles. Acting on this information, a trap was laid and three persons, who were later identified as Trilok Singh, Anil and Ramji Lal, were apprehended and from their possession, 3 mobile phones used in the commission of crime were recovered.

INTERROGATION: -

On sustained interrogation, accused Trilok disclosed that earlier he was working as a truck driver but left the job due to low salary. Thereafter, he indulged in criminal activities and started highway truck robberies. This gang has a unique modus operandi. Trilok would carefully target a truck destined to other states like Haryana, Himachal and Rajasthan. He would take the lift from the truck driver expressing some urgency.  On the way, Trilok would gain the confidence of truck driver and would offer poisonous food/water to the truck driver. After consuming the same, the truck driver used to fall unconscious. Once the truck driver fell unconscious, Trilok would drive the loaded truck to Jaipur, Rajasthan with the help of Anil and Ramji Lal (receiver of the robbed articles) whereas, the truck drivers were thrown away in unconscious condition at some place in Delhi to deceive the investigating agency.

The goods in the truck were unloaded in the godown at Jaipur and the empty truck was left abandoned at distant location. Accused Anil and Ramji Lal after receiving the robbed/stolen articles would further sell the same to one Ramesh, whose godown is in Jaipur, Rajasthan.  On sufficient evidence, all the above three persons were arrested under appropriate sections of law. Information regarding their arrest has been given to the concerned police stations.