E-Paper
Auto-lifter held after shootout in South Delhi, aides escape
NEW DELHI: A 22-year-old auto-lifter was arrested on Thursday in south Delhi’s Saket after a brief shootout with the south Delhi police. His gang members escaped.
NEW DELHI: A 22-year-old auto-lifter was arrested on Thursday in south Delhi’s Saket after a brief shootout with the south Delhi police. His gang members escaped.
One stolen motorcycle, six cartridges, a mobile phone and a set of master keys used to steal motorcycles were recovered from Akram, who is from Haryana’s Mewat.
Police are interrogating him to find if he and his gang were involved in other cases of motor vehicle theft.
Ishwar Singh, deputy commissioner of police (south), said that on Thursday around 4.45am, a team of the Saket police station was patrolling Lado Sarai. The team noticed four men on three motorcycles riding dangerously on old MB Road.
“Our team members signalled them to stop but the motorcyclists accelerated. One of the motorcycles managed to speed away while the second motorcyclist was intercepted by putting a police motorcycle in his way,” said Singh.
“Seeing his associate in trouble, the person riding the third motorcycle shouted, ‘Harun Goli Chala’ and signalled his associate, riding pillion on his bike, to fire. The pillion rider fired a bullet at the police. Fortunately, nobody was hurt in the firing,” he said.
In the meantime, constable Surender overpowered Akram, who was driving the second motorcycle. A case under relevant sections of IPC was registered at the Saket police station in connection with the incident.
Police are searching for his gang members, who were with him at the time of the police encounter but managed to escape from the spot.
Akram’s interrogation revealed that the motorcycle he was riding was stolen from Malviya Nagar area some days ago. He disclosed names of his associates who fled the firing spot as Harun, Wasim, Dilshad, all residents of Mewat region in Haryana.
“The gang used to arrive in Delhi in buses. With the help of master key, they used to break the locks of motorcycles and steal them,” added Singh.
Stay updated with all top Cities including, Bengaluru, Delhi, Mumbai and more across India. Stay informed on the latest happenings in World News along with Delhi Election 2025 and Delhi Election Result 2025 Live, New Delhi Election Result Live, Kalkaji Election Result Live at Hindustan Times.
