New Delhi [India], April 3 : Delhi Police on Friday successfully solved a daylight armed robbery in Sarai Rohilla within days of the incident.
On March 26, Abhishek Prajapati, a payment collection employee, was robbed near the Shastri Nagar Metro station around 5:50 PM. Two men on a bike snatched his backpack containing ₹10,65,000 at gunpoint.
A case was registered at Sarai Rohilla Police Station.
A dedicated team, supervised by Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Sushil Kumar and led by Inspector Vikas Rana, analysed CCTV footage from over 500 cameras across 30 km. They tracked the suspects' Yamaha motorcycle with fake number plates.
Using technical surveillance and local intelligence, police arrested Dev Maggo (24) and Rohit Sharma (34), both from Ankur Vihar, Loni, Ghaziabad.
From the accused, officers recovered Rs 5,51,500 in cash, a country-made pistol, and the stolen motorcycle (previously reported stolen from Bhajanpura).
During interrogation, the duo admitted to committing the robbery due to drug addiction and mounting debts. Dev has four prior cases of theft and snatching.
The swift operation combined CCTV analysis, fieldwork, and informant tips. Further investigation is ongoing.
Meanwhile, in a separate incident, the North-West Delhi District police team successfully cracked a brutal murder case within 4 hours of the incident, apprehending 3 men, including a 18 year old, for the fatal stabbing of a youth in the Shalimar Bagh area.
According to the complainant, on 2 March 2026, a PCR call regarding a stabbing at Haiderpur Nahar was received. The injured, Nikki, also known as Nitesh (20 yrs), was declared dead at Dr BSA Hospital.
According to the North-West District police, during the investigation, it was revealed that following a quarrel, the accused Karan Tarun (18), along with associates Monty (22) and 01 CCL, attacked the victim, with Karan stabbing him multiple times.
Acting swiftly on local inputs and technical surveillance, Shalimar Bagh police have successfully worked out a murder case within 04 hours of the incident and apprehended all three accused.
The accused have confessed to their involvement.
Disclaimer: This post has been auto-published from an agency feed without any modifications to the text and has not been reviewed by an editor