New Delhi: Police at PS Bawana in Delhi’s Outer North District have arrested one accused in a snatching-cum-theft case and recovered the stolen motorcycle, police said on Tuesday.
According to police, on 4 November the complainant, Kishan Singh, and his friend Pawan were near Bengali Chowk, Sector-3, DSIDC, Bawana, when three persons arrived on a motorcycle. Two of them got down; one allegedly assaulted Pawan and snatched his mobile phone, while another took away the complainant’s parked Hero Splendor motorcycle (black, registration DL4SDM2818). All three then fled.
A case was registered at PS Bawana on 6 November under FIR No. 660/2026 under Sections 304(2), 317(2) and 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS). Through local intelligence and field enquiries, the police apprehended Priyanshu Upadhaya on 7 November.
Priyanshu Upadhaya, about 20, son of Neeraj Upadhaya and a resident of Ishwar Colony, Bawana, disclosed during interrogation that he committed the crime with associates identified as Jonti and Lala, police said. At his instance, the stolen Hero Splendor was recovered.
The operation was carried out under the close supervision of ACP/Bawana Gaurav Singh, IPS, by a team led by Inspector Akhilesh Bajpai, SHO of Bawana, comprising Head Constables Pradeep and Amit and Constables Ankit and Pradeep.
Efforts are under way to identify, trace and arrest the remaining accused and recover the snatched mobile phone. Police said further investigation will establish the complete sequence of events and the role of each accused.
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