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Time of India
4 days ago
- Time of India
5 miscreants with multiple criminal cases arrested in separate encounters in Noida
Noida: Five miscreants — with multiple criminal cases registered against them — were arrested in three separate encounters between Thursday and Friday. "On Friday, Surajpur police arrested two miscreants during a check near Khodna village. Three men approached a corporate office on a scooter, when police signalled them to stop, but the accused tried to flee towards the forest area near Khodna, prompting a chase. The accused then fired at the police and two of them were injured in retaliatory action," deputy commissioner of police (Central Noida) Shakti Mohan Avasthy said. Suspects — Prashant (24), a native of Bulandshahr, and Harshit Chauhan (25), a native of Aligarh — currently live in Dadri. You Can Also Check: Noida AQI | Weather in Noida | Bank Holidays in Noida | Public Holidays in Noida Two pistols with cartridges, jewellery related to a theft case, the scooter, and Rs 12,000 cash were seized from their possession. While Prashant has 16 cases against him under various offences of the IPC, NDPS and the Arms Acts, Harshit has 17. The third suspect who was with them fled the scene, police said. On Thursday, two miscreants passed on a motorcycle when Ecotech 3 police were conducting checks in Sector 10. Additional deputy commissioner of police Hirdesh Kathariya said the suspects tried to flee to the dirt road towards Sadullapurand were chased. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Why Women Over 50 Should Skip Lash Extensions and Try This Instead Prime Prometics Learn More Undo In the gunfight that ensued, both miscreants — Pankaj and Pintu, residents of Wave City in Ghaziabad — were injured. Two illegal pistols and cartridges, five power displays of a stolen generator, nine PCC cards, the motorcycle, a screw hammer and a pan were recovered from their possession. ADCP Kathariya said during interrogation, the duo said they would steal the electronic display parts of soundless generators from various places at night. They were involved in many incidents of theft in various police station areas. Police said Pankaj is implicated in 16 previous cases and Pintu in one. Also on Thursday, Phase 1 police nabbed a suspect in an encounter near Sector 14, DCP Yamuna Prasad said. While the team was conducting checks, the suspect passed on a motorcycle and tried to flee. He was chased by the team and slipped from the motorcycle, after which he fired on the police. In the gunfight, he was injured and nabbed. Sanjeev alias Golu (40) is a resident of Delhi and known mobile phone snatcher implicated in about a dozen previous cases, DCP Prasad said. The "stolen" motorcycle was seized from his possession along with three mobile phones and the pistol.
Hindustan Times
08-07-2025
- Hindustan Times
Four interstate bag thieves held for thefts at New Delhi railway station
Delhi Police's railways unit on Sunday arrested four members of an interstate gang of bag thieves, who primarily operated across railway stations in north India, and recovered 12 stolen bags, officers said on Monday, adding that all four are residents of different parts of Bihar. Police analysed CCTV footage and traced the suspects to a hotel in Paharganj. (Representative photo) The action came after the theft of five bags from the A1 coach of the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra SF Express at the New Delhi Railway Station on July 3. Police analysed CCTV footage and traced the suspects to a hotel in Paharganj. Police said they arrested three members from the hotel and a fourth one from the Anand Vihar Railway Station. 'A fourth accused was arrested later from Anand Vihar Railway Station. He had operated across Bihar, Rajasthan, and Delhi, and is involved in multiple serious offences, including under the NDPS Act and Arms Acts in Bihar, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh,' deputy commissioner of police (railways) KPS Malhotra said. The accused were identified as Amit Kumar, 37, from Vaishali, Karan Kumar, 27, from Begusarai, Gaurav Pathak, 33, from Begusarai, and Punit Mahto, 38, from Begusarai. They are repeat offenders, with involvement in theft, arms possession and narcotic smuggling, police said. Investigators said the gang targeted blue and black bags, as they were harder to identify in CCTV footage and were less likely to draw suspicion. They posed as cloth traders, frequently transporting multiple bags to and from their hotel to mask thefts. Stolen items were hidden in safe houses near the Badarpur-Faridabad border, from where they were sold in grey markets. 'To avoid detection, they frequently changed phones, SIM cards, and used aliases during hotel stays. This clever deception helped them blend into the crowd and avoid raising suspicion, while successfully executing theft after theft. Recovered items include three trolley bags, four pitthu bags, five handbags, ₹47,000 in cash, and two mobile phones. Two of the trolley bags were matched to the reported theft,' the DCP said.
