Robbed Fortuner recovered after 20km police chase

Both the suspects were chased by our officers on foot, but one of them managed to escape. The other man ran into an open field and pulled out a pistol to threaten the policemen.

RAJNEESH GUPTA, deputy commissioner of police (Rohini)

NEWDELHI: A car robbery at gunpoint. A hot police pursuit. A tense standoff. Arrest of a ‘wanted’ carjacker

In a scene straight out of a Bollywood flick, Delhi Police on Saturday afternoon chased two men, who had robbed a Toyota Fortuner car from Rohini Sector 9, for more than 20km before finally managing to nab one of them near Jaunti border near Kanjhawala.

According to Rajneesh Gupta, deputy commissioner of police (Rohini), the SUV belongs to the owner of a private school in Rohini. The incident took place when the school owner’s driver, Bhim Kumar Mishra, was driving the vehicle from his owner’s home in Pitampura to the school.

Mishra alleged that he was waiting at a signal in Rohini’s Sector 9 around 1.30pm, when two men suddenly approached him, whipped out a gun and placed it on his f orehead through the driver-side window, which was half open.

“Before he could realise anything, one of the men then took over the wheel of the vehicle, while Mishra was pushed to the side seat. The second man then got in the rear seat and pulled Mishra to the back as they drove away,” said the DCP.

It was then that Mishra started screaming for help. “The robbers first wanted to shoot me dead. They l ater pushed me out of the car 300 metres ahead of the traffic signal,” alleged Mishra in his police complaint.

After being pushed out, Mishra immediately called the police as well as his employer, who quickly reached the spot.

A PCR van reached the spot and an investigation was launched.

The police said that the first thing they learnt was the presence of a GPS device in the SUV.

“We alerted all PCR vans and police stations in the surrounding areas. The police check posts at t he borders were also alerted,” said the DCP.

Thereafter, the police control room began tracking and relaying the GPS location of the SUV to the policemen in the PCR van and a chase ensued through the busy roads of the city .

After 30 minutes of chasing the SUV, the vehicle was finally intercepted by a second PCR van near the Jaunti Border check post in Kanjhawala. The robbers then abandoned the vehicle and fled on foot in different directions.

“Both the suspects were chased by our men on foot, but one of them managed to escape. The other man ran into an open field and pulled out a pistol to threaten the policemen,” alleged the DCP.

One of the policemen had to fire in the air to deter the robber from shooting.

The suspect was then overpowered and his pistol seized. A hunt has been launched for the other man.