2 brothers nabbed for theft at relative’s house

Delhi Police has nabbed two brothers for allegedly robbing `2.5 lakh from their relative’s house in north Delhi’s Wazirabad area.

The accused has been identified as Pradhuman (22), a resident of Chhapra district in Bihar who along with his minor brother hatched a conspiracy to rob his relative. He also helped the victim lodge an e-FIR.

According to Sagar Singh Kalsi, the Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), North district, a woman lodged an e-First Information Report (FIR) on May 17 complaining about a daylight robbery at her home.

“In the FIR, the Wazirabad-resident said she had gone to a ghat in Yamuna river here to take a holy dip on Budh Purnima on May 16. After taking the bath, the complainant went to the house of her relative while her three daughters returned home, a senior police officer said.

“In the afternoon, her eldest daughter went to the market while another daughter went for her tuition. Meanwhile, a boy came to their home, met her youngest daughter and gave her `100 to bring cold drink from a nearby shop. When the girl left, the boy stole a bag containing `2.5 lakh, a pair of gold earrings and a gold pendant and left the house,” said the DCP.

“During investigation, the police analysed footage from over 20 CCTV cameras in the area, identified some suspects and showed it to the complainant. She identified the suspects as her relatives Pradhuman and his younger brother,” said the DCP.

“Police arrested Pradhuman from Gurgaon on Sunday with the help of a picture on his WhatsApp profile which showed a terrace in the background,” said the DCP. “On interrogation, he told the police that being a distant relative of the victim, he frequently visited the house and was aware that Rs 2.5 lakh was kept there to make payment for purchasing a plot of land. He called his brother from his native place in Bihar on May 15 and they planned the robbery. Pradhuman also shaved his younger brother’s head,” said the DCP.

“On the day of the incident, the younger brother of the accused entered the house, gave the 10year-old girl `100 to bring cold drink, took the bag containing `2.5 lakh and gold ornaments and fled.