Police have arrested a suspected criminal who was involved in looting valuables from parked cars in south Delhi and claimed to have solved 16 cases of theft.
Parvez Alam (33) was arrested on October 4, DCP (South) Ishwar Singh said, adding a stolen motorcycle, four stolen mobile phones, ATM cards and driving licence were seized from him.
Police said members of the 'gulel' gang used to break window glasses of vehicles using 'gulel' (slingshot) and then loot valuables.
Following several complaints, a team was formed to nab the gang members, the officer said.
During checking of vehicles, Alam and his associate Deepak, who were returning after robbing valuables from a car, were stopped near the fire station in Vivekanand Marg, the officer said.
While Alam was nabbed, Deepak managed to give police the slip.
During interrogation, Alam confessed to looting valuables from at least 16 vehicles, the officer said.
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