<p>The incident took place near Laxman Public School located in IIT area at 12:30 pm when traffic personnel patrolling the area on their two-wheeler signalled riders of the two motorcycles to stop as they were not wearing helmets.<br /><br />The offenders did not bother to stop, prompting the traffic personnel -- Head Constable Satya Prakash and Constable Sanaul Haq -- to give a chase on their vehicle with the sirens on.<br /><br />Hearing the siren and sensing some trouble, two civilians -- an HRD employee Vinay Chandra and an auto driver Gurdev Singh -- also joined the traffic personnel and helped them nab the offenders.<br /><br />Chandra gave a chase on his motorcycle while Singh blocked the road by placing his auto-rickshaw in the middle of the road. "As I blocked the road, Chandra came from behind and caught the duo," Singh said.<br /><br />According to Joint Commissioner of Police (Traffic) Satyendra Garg, his personnel were not aware that they were fleeing with a stolen vehicle.<br /><br />"Seven minutes ago, they stole the vehicle from the Safdurjung Hospital parking lot. The personnel did not know they were auto-thieves. They spotted riders on two motorcycles without helmets and started chasing. While one escaped, another motorcycle was intercepted," Garg said.<br /><br />Soon after the duo were caught, Garg said, police personnel asked the riders to show the documents of the motorcycle they were riding. They admitted that they had just stolen a motorcycle from Safdarjung Hospital parking area, he told reporters.<br /><br />"The two policemen and the civilians have shown utmost courage, dedication and sense of duty in apprehending two auto-lifters," he said.<br /><br />B K Gupta, Delhi Police Commissioner, announced a cash reward of Rs 5,000 with a recommendation roll to the police personnel and civilians in recognition of their alertness and commitment.</p>
<p>The incident took place near Laxman Public School located in IIT area at 12:30 pm when traffic personnel patrolling the area on their two-wheeler signalled riders of the two motorcycles to stop as they were not wearing helmets.<br /><br />The offenders did not bother to stop, prompting the traffic personnel -- Head Constable Satya Prakash and Constable Sanaul Haq -- to give a chase on their vehicle with the sirens on.<br /><br />Hearing the siren and sensing some trouble, two civilians -- an HRD employee Vinay Chandra and an auto driver Gurdev Singh -- also joined the traffic personnel and helped them nab the offenders.<br /><br />Chandra gave a chase on his motorcycle while Singh blocked the road by placing his auto-rickshaw in the middle of the road. "As I blocked the road, Chandra came from behind and caught the duo," Singh said.<br /><br />According to Joint Commissioner of Police (Traffic) Satyendra Garg, his personnel were not aware that they were fleeing with a stolen vehicle.<br /><br />"Seven minutes ago, they stole the vehicle from the Safdurjung Hospital parking lot. The personnel did not know they were auto-thieves. They spotted riders on two motorcycles without helmets and started chasing. While one escaped, another motorcycle was intercepted," Garg said.<br /><br />Soon after the duo were caught, Garg said, police personnel asked the riders to show the documents of the motorcycle they were riding. They admitted that they had just stolen a motorcycle from Safdarjung Hospital parking area, he told reporters.<br /><br />"The two policemen and the civilians have shown utmost courage, dedication and sense of duty in apprehending two auto-lifters," he said.<br /><br />B K Gupta, Delhi Police Commissioner, announced a cash reward of Rs 5,000 with a recommendation roll to the police personnel and civilians in recognition of their alertness and commitment.</p>