New Delhi: Posing as regular taxi operators offering shared rides, a gang allegedly targeted commuters outside Delhi’s railway stations and ISBTs to steal their valuables and force them to transfer money via UPI. East District Police have arrested four gang members and seized the vehicle used in the robberies.
The case came to light on Nov 2 after a passenger standing outside ISBT Anand Vihar accepted a shared taxi ride to Kapashera Border, according to DCP (East) Rajeev Kumar . Shortly after boarding, the driver and two accomplices allegedly robbed him of his cash and valuables and forced a Rs 7,000 UPI transfer. Acting on a tip-off that the gang would gather there before heading to Delhi for another robbery, officers laid a trap in the area on Nov 5. Around 11.45 pm, police apprehended the three accused — Veer Singh, Kishanpal and Vijay — along with the car used in the robberies.
The money transferred by the victims was subsequently withdrawn in cash from petrol pumps and CNG stations, allegedly to facilitate its disposal, police said. An FIR was subsequently registered at the Patparganj Industrial Area police station. During the investigation, police traced one of the accused to Ghaziabad’s Khoda Colony. Following their interrogation, officers arrested the fourth accused, Vikas alias Kalia, and placed all four in custody for further questioning.