Police bust dreaded gang with arrest of two persons

With the arrest of two persons, the Delhi Police today claimed to have busted a dreaded gang which was allegedly involved in more than 300 cases of daylight robberies and snatching in the national capital.
According to the police, the two accused, identified as Samir (34), the kingpin of the gang and his associate Mohammed Salman (24), both residents of Delhi were arrested by the Crime Branch on February 5 from near Dewan Nursing Home, Gandhi Marg, Shahdara following a tip off.
Two pistols along with seven live cartridges and two motorcycles have been recovered from their possession, police said.

"The members of this gang are known criminals having a long criminal history. They used to consume a concoction of drugs before committing robberies. They never hesitated before opening fire on the victim or even a policeman in case they faced slightest of resistance," said Additional Commissioner of Police (Crime) Ravindra Yadav.
During interrogation, the duo revealed that the gang is headed by Samir, who was previously involved in more than 30 cases of murder, robbery, snatching, attempt to murder, extortion and assault on police.
"They used to either buy or steal new motorcycles with powerful engines for easy escape. For every crime they used to use at least 2 to 3 motorcycles so as to cope up with any emergent situations. They also used to sell their bikes after one or two months and buy new one to avoid identification or police surveillance," said Yadav.

The other reason was that after a few months, the older bikes lacked the acceleration which new bikes possessed and let them escape quickly from the spot.
Further investigations are underway in this regard and efforts are on to nab the other members of the game, police said.