Delhi Metro police busts gang of women pickpockets, six arrested

Delhi Metro police have arrested six women pickpockets who allegedly carried out thefts in the Metro and stations. All the six accused were nabbed from Haridwar in Uttarakhand.

The Special Staff of Metro Unit, Delhi Police apprehended a gang of six women pickpockets active in the Metro for committing offences. The accused have been identified as Laxmi, Pooja, Shashi, Varsha, Anchal and Yamuna and have been arrested.

On March 30, a complaint was filed by one Rohit Raj, a resident of Dwarka in Delhi, that his parents were robbed of their small wallet in the metro lift. The victim in his police complaint said, "On March 30, his father, mother and brother reached Anand Vihar Metro Station to board the train. When they entered the lift, a group of four to five women also entered the lift and stole the small wallet from the luggage bag. The wallet contained two gold chains worth Rs one lakh, Aadhar, Pan and debit cards and some cash."

Jitendra Mani, DCP Metro, said "During the course of the investigation, the CCTV footage of the incident was scanned and preserved, wherein five to six suspected ladies were seen in a group behind the complainant. With the intense efforts of the team members of the Special Staff Metro, the suspected women were identified in the CCTV footage."

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He added, "A special staff team acted promptly and conducted a raid at the location along with the Inspecting Officer in this case in Haridwar. On the basis of CCTV footage and the call record details, four suspected women were arrested from Haridwar in Uttarakhand. Cash worth Rs 30,000 was also recovered from them."

Upon further interrogation, the accused disclosed that they used to commit thefts in metro train, stations, bus stands, railway stations and in crowded weekly markets.

The accused used to keep a close watch on the passengers at the platforms, lifts and queues, follow them and then steal the wallets from passengers' pockets and bags.