Heist Of Rs. 15 Lac Solved

Crime Branch has worked out a sensational robbery of Rs. 15 lac of West District by apprehending a desperate robber Pankaj Yadav (21 years) s/o Suraj Yadav r/o Rajeev Nagar, Bhalswa Dairy, Delhi alongwith his juvenile associate.

On 25/03/2015, information was received by HC Sunil Kumar of Northern Range regarding movement of criminals involved in recent armed robbery of Rs. 15 lac from a courier company office in Mayapuri. A team headed by DCP Dinesh Kumar Gupta, comprising ACP Ram Mehar, Insp. Baljeet Singh, SI Shiv Raj Tyagi, HC Jagbir, HC Sunil Kumar, HC Pradeep, HC Sant Ram, HC Satbir and Ct. Suresh and Ct. Ajay was constituted under the supervision of Addl.CP Ashok Chand to act promptly and further develop the information.

The team laid a trap near Bhalswa Dairy red-light where two persons arrived on a Pulsar motorcycle bearing registration No. DL-5S-AE-4792 at the scheduled hour. The team immediately swung into action and apprehended the motorcyclists at the instance of the informer. The rider was identified as Pankaj Yadav and the pillion rider has been found to be a Juvenile. During search, cash Rs. 2.85 lac was recovered from them. On further enquiry, it revealed that they have committed a sensational robbery in the office of a courier company in West district reported vide case FIR No. 64/15, P.S. Maya Puri, Delhi. They have been booked under appropriate sections of law.

During interrogation, it was revealed that the accused Pankaj Yadav alongwith the juvenile and two more associates namely Rehan and Jagdish entered the office of M/s Aramax Courier Company in Mayapuri. They tied the watchman on gunpoint and took out the cash box, fixed in the wall of the office. After removing the same, Rehan and Jagdish took it on motorcycle to their hideout. Accused Rehan did not disclose the exact amount of heist. After 2 days, he gave Rs.2.10 lac to each of them as their share. The juvenile had purchased the recovered motorcycle for Rs. 20,000/- out of booty.

The accused Pankaj disclosed that they were planning to escape to their native place in Uttar Pradesh with the robbed cash. He further disclosed that the co-accused Rehan and Jagdish are residents of Burari area but they left their houses after committing the robbery. Accused Rehan is the kingpin who has reportedly also committed several other robberies alongwith different gangs in various parts of Delhi and NCR.

The modus operandi of main accused Rehan is that he collects the information from security guards about the place of keeping cash/valuables, volume of cash, availability of security staff etc. He gives hefty share to informer and also involves him to participate in the robbery actively. The accused Pankaj Yadav used to work in M/s Aramax Courier Company to collect couriers from the customers. He had knowledge about the location of the cash box and, amount of cash and security staff. He gave all the details to accused Rehan, who then planned and executed the robbery.

CASE WORKED OUT:-

        Case FIR No 64/15 dt.1.02.15 u/s 392/397/34 IPC, PS Maya Puri, Delhi.

RECOVERY:-

1)   Rs 2.85 lac cash.

2)   One M/Cycle No. DL 5S AE 4792.

    3) 2 mobile phones.