5 men held for burglaries in central Delhi

Five men were arrested for allegedly carrying out burglaries in central Delhi, police said today.

The five accused, identified as Suraj, Ajay Pata, Aslam,Jai Parkash and Rajender, used to hide valuables in a tunnel near Pusa roundabout, they added.

With their arrest, 10 cases of house burglaries and thefts were solved, the police said, adding that articles worth Rs six lakh, including 10 laptops, 10 mobile phones, six branded watches, were recovered from them.

On May 18, a special team led by Assistant Commissioner of Police (Patel Nagar) Rohit Rajbir Singh nabbed Suraj while he was escaping after committing a burglary in a house in West Patel Nagar, they said.

Three of the accused were tracked down to a tunnel near Pusa Roundabout. They had constructed a temporary accommodation for themselves inside the tunnel itself, the police said.

Their associate Jai Prakash was tracked down to a rented accommodation at Sultanpuri and arrested from there.

Jai Prakash, an auto driver, used to borrow autorickshaws from his colleagues in Aman Vihar, so that he wouldn't be tracked down.

All the associates used to meet near Pusa Roundabout and then used commit thefts.

The burgled items were stored in the tunnel near Pusa Roundabout, till they could dispose them off. This continued for over two months, they added.