Delhi Police apprehend active snatcher, recover Rs 40,000 cash and two motorcycles

NEW DELHI: In a significant operation to curb rising incidents of theft and snatching in the area, the Special Staff of Delhi Police's East District successfully apprehended an active snatcher, leading to the detection of multiple cases and recovery of stolen property, officials said.

"One active snatcher apprehended by Special Staff, East District…Five cases of snatching of PS Pandav Nagar & PS Mayur Vihar worked out…Cash amounting to Rs 40,000/- recovered…Two motorcycles used in commission of offence recovered," the East District police said in a statement.

The accused, identified as Bablu, was nabbed following "specific intelligence input", and sustained surveillance and field intelligence led to a breakthrough, it added.

The operation was conducted under the leadership of Inspector Jitendra Malik, IC/Special Staff/East, with close supervision by Sh. Pawan Kumar, ACP/Ops. The team, comprising HC Himanshu, HC Naresh, Ct. Rajeev, Ct. Sanoj, and Ct. Himanshu carried out extensive fieldwork in civil clothes across vulnerable areas. Local intelligence networks were activated, and technical surveillance was deployed to monitor suspicious movements.