Police arrests man wanted in theft, snatching, extortion cases

A 22-year-old man wanted in several cases of theft, snatching and extortion was arrested from Dwarka area, Delhi Police said today.
22-year-old Vinay, a resident of Harijan Colony of Bindapur area here, was arrested last evening from Dwarka by the Anti-Auto Theft Squad (AATS) of Delhi Police which recovered stolen expensive mobiles and a Bajaj Pulsar motorcycle from him.
Apart from snatching expensive mobile phones and stealing motorcycles, he was also wanted in cases of unnatural sex and extortion, police said in a release and added that he was absconding for the last six months.
According to the police, he fell in bad company, started taking drugs and committing petty offences and with the passage of time he graduated in crime and started committing heinous offences.

He wanted to make quick money and to be a renowned criminal as he was greatly inspired with the character of John Abraham in Bollywood blockbuster Dhoom, police said in its release.
On his sustained interrogation the accused disclosed his involvement in about one dozen incidents of snatching and motor vehicle theft, police claimed.