A crew of Panchkula Crime Branch on Tuesday apprehended a most needed snatcher who had carried out greater than 100 snatchings within the tricity between 2004-2016.
The snatcher, arrested together with an confederate, was produced within the court docket on Wednesday from the place he was remanded to two-day police custody.
The accused has been recognized as Vicky alias Devendra Singh, 36, a resident of Delhi’s Surya Nagar, who snatched a gold chain together with an confederate in Sector-16 on June 4. A case has been registered at Sector-14 police station.
A reward of 5 thousand rupees was additionally positioned on Vicky for his defamation. The police caught the accused from Derabassi in Mohali after a tip-off.
According to the police, the accused was lively within the tricity for 12 years between 2004 and 2016. He was arrested in additional than 100 instances in 2016, however may solely be discovered responsible in 40 instances. He was arrested in 2016 and launched from jail in 2020. Again he began snatching.
Talking about his modus operandi, the police stated that Vicky used to focus on ladies strolling in jewelry. He escaped after snatching on the motorbike.
The accused used to go away town instantly after committing the crime and go to rented rooms in Zirakpur and Panchkula. He additionally had his hideouts in Delhi-NCR. He would return when the matter was settled.
The police didn’t make any seizures. “We are hopeful that we will interrogate him in our custodial,” stated an official with data of the matter.
The companion has been recognized as Sumit Kumar alias Shagun, 24, Shiv Colony, Shastri Nagar, Karnal. Police stated that his involvement in snatching began just lately and Vicky was additionally the mastermind behind this snatching.
A case has been registered in opposition to the accused beneath part 379A of IPC.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
