<p>Five members of a gang involved in 105 cases of robberies and snatchings in south Delhi and Gurgaon have been arrested. <br /><br /></p>.<p>Police said clues from CCTV footage of the areas they operated in helped identify and nab the suspects.<br /><br />The gang would execute as many as seven-eight robberies and snatchings on certain days. <br />Police launched a manhunt for them after they committed three snatchings within a span of one hour in Mehrauli area on Friday.<br /><br />The local police scrutinised the routes adopted by the suspects while fleeing. <br />Those routes were surveyed for presence of CCTV cameras. <br /><br />Footage from one particular colony threw up certain clues about the suspects which were further developed with the help of local intelligence, police said on Sunday.<br />It was learnt that a gang hailing from Jhinjhana in UP was behind the spate of snatchings and robberies. <br /><br />Raids were conducted in north Delhi’s Burari upon which the five suspects were nabbed. <br />Nine gold chains and two motorcycles allegedly used in the crimes were seized from them, said police. <br /><br />They have confessed to their involvement in 105 such cases registered in south Delhi police stations and those in Gurgaon. <br /><br />Targetting pedestrians <br /><br />The gang would begin the day early and operate between 6 am and 9.30 am to be able to target people walking by the roadside.<br /> <br />They ensured they targeted only those middle-aged and old women who walked alone. “In the early mornings they committed snatchings near religious places and schools,” said police.<br />The afternoons were reserved for office-goers as they waited near bus stands and offices. <br />Their evening shift would be between 5.30 pm and 9.30 pm as they snatched from those visiting markets or returning home, said the police statement.<br /><br />They would then return to their rented accommodations via different routes. “Their receivers would be contacted through phone and they would meet at a pre-designated place to dispose of the robbed items. The meeting place would change from time to time,” said police.<br /></p>
<p>Five members of a gang involved in 105 cases of robberies and snatchings in south Delhi and Gurgaon have been arrested. <br /><br /></p>.<p>Police said clues from CCTV footage of the areas they operated in helped identify and nab the suspects.<br /><br />The gang would execute as many as seven-eight robberies and snatchings on certain days. <br />Police launched a manhunt for them after they committed three snatchings within a span of one hour in Mehrauli area on Friday.<br /><br />The local police scrutinised the routes adopted by the suspects while fleeing. <br />Those routes were surveyed for presence of CCTV cameras. <br /><br />Footage from one particular colony threw up certain clues about the suspects which were further developed with the help of local intelligence, police said on Sunday.<br />It was learnt that a gang hailing from Jhinjhana in UP was behind the spate of snatchings and robberies. <br /><br />Raids were conducted in north Delhi’s Burari upon which the five suspects were nabbed. <br />Nine gold chains and two motorcycles allegedly used in the crimes were seized from them, said police. <br /><br />They have confessed to their involvement in 105 such cases registered in south Delhi police stations and those in Gurgaon. <br /><br />Targetting pedestrians <br /><br />The gang would begin the day early and operate between 6 am and 9.30 am to be able to target people walking by the roadside.<br /> <br />They ensured they targeted only those middle-aged and old women who walked alone. “In the early mornings they committed snatchings near religious places and schools,” said police.<br />The afternoons were reserved for office-goers as they waited near bus stands and offices. <br />Their evening shift would be between 5.30 pm and 9.30 pm as they snatched from those visiting markets or returning home, said the police statement.<br /><br />They would then return to their rented accommodations via different routes. “Their receivers would be contacted through phone and they would meet at a pre-designated place to dispose of the robbed items. The meeting place would change from time to time,” said police.<br /></p>
