Trio wanted for car thefts, assault held in Sector 29

The police arrested three men allegedly involved in more than 24 criminal cases, including those of carjacking, assault, house thefts and illegal possession of firearms

The police arrested three men allegedly involved in more than 24 criminal cases, including those of carjacking, assault, house thefts and illegal possession of firearms in Gururgam and Rajasthan.

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The accused have been identified as Dinesh Kumar and Iqbal alias Lalla, both from Gurugram, and Ankit alias Kalia, of Uttar Pradesh. They were arrested on Wednesday night from Sector 29 while they were planning to rob a driver of his car in a parking area, said police.

The police said they have several cases of carjacking registered against them in and around Delhi.

Preet Pal Sangwan, assistant commissioner of police (crime), said that Dinesh was declared a proclaimed offender and a reward of Rs 5,000 was declared on his arrest. “They had formed a gang three years ago and used to target new cars from different areas. Most of the cars were robbed from parking lots in Sector 29 and Sohna Road,” he said.

Sangwan said the crime investigation unit of DLF-4 on Wednesday night received a tip-off, following which a team was formed and a raid was conducted. “We have recovered two countrymade pistols and four live cartridges from their possession. They were earlier also booked for possession of illegal arms and had assaulted a few people in Shivaji Nagar area,” he said.

The police said that on January 10 of 2020, they had assaulted a family and had stolen valuables from their house in Gandhi Nagar. They had a personal enmity with one of their friends who was out on bail in a burglary case and had visited his house to meet him, but the family did not allow them to enter following which they allegedly assaulted the family and killed the person’s sister with iron rods, said police.

There are more members in the gang and police said they are questioning suspects to get their names.