The STARS-I team of Crime Branch has arrested two desperate armed robbers/ Gangsters/shooters of Ashok Pradhan gang with the recovery of two country made pistols, four live cartridges and one robbed TVS Apache motor cycle from their possession. In this regard, a case vide FIR no. 103/19, u/s 25 Arms Act, Dt. 21.4.2019, PS Crime Branch has been registered. With the arrest of the accused persons, two more cases of attempt to murder and armed robbery have been worked out.
1. Naveen, (21 years), R/o Distt. Jhajjar, Haryana
2. Rahul Dagar (20 years), R/o Jaffarpur Kalan, Delhi
The STARS-1 team of Crime Branch is tasked to develop information regarding robbers/gangsters/shooters and snatchers active in Delhi. A dedicated team comprising of Insp. Kuldeep Singh, SI Krishan Kumar, SI Nagender Singh, Ct. Satyabir, Ct. Ghanshyam and Ct. Manoj was constituted under supervision of ACP Shweta Singh Chauhan to nab such offenders. The team developed information regarding young offenders who used fashionable bikes and carried fire arms to commit offences such as robbery and attempt to murder. On 21.4.2019, a secret information was received by SI Krishan Kumar, STARS-1/Crime Branch regarding two accused, who are the members of Ashok Pradhan Gang and recently committed armed robbery in the area of P.S Baba Hardas Nagar. The above said team acted swiftly on the information and a raid was conducted at Najafgarh drain crossing, Dwarka-Chhawla road, Delhi wherein accused Naveen, and Rahul, were apprehended with recovery of one country made pistol and two live cartridges from each of them. The accused were riding on a TVS Apache motor cycle which was found to be robbed by the accused persons from area of PS Baba Haridas Nagar, Delhi. In this regard, a case vide FIR no. 103/19, u/s 25 Arms Act, Dt. 21.4.2019, PS Crime Branch has been registered at PS Crime Branch and investigation has been taken up.