2 held for robbing woman in Janakpuri

A 33-year-old woman, who dressed up like a man, was arrested along with her accomplice for allegedly dragging a 53year-old woman after robbing her purse in West Delhi’s Janakpuri area, police said on Saturday.

The accused have been identified as Ramanjeet Kaur, a resident of Nangloi, and Ramneek Singh (24), a resident of Nihal Vihar.

They are the members of the alleged BuntyBabli gang, police said.

According to DCP (West) Monika Bhardwaj, On March 8, the woman was standing near A Block and was talking on the phone when two unknown persons came on a bike and tried to snatch her purse.

The woman fell down and was dragged as the robbers managed to snatch the purse and fled away, the DCP said.

During investigation, police collected CCTV

During investigation, police collected CCTV footage from the nearby area. While they were analysing the footage, they realised that the physique of the pillion rider resembled of a woman

footage from the nearby area. While they were analysing the footage, they realised that the physique of the pillion rider resembled of a woman. Police started focusing on women who were previously involved in snatching incidents.

Both the accused were arrested near Oxford School at Vikas Puri on Wednesday. One bike, one scooter, and the victim’s purse were recovered from their possession. They were arrested in 2014 for the first time. After coming out on bail, they started committing crimes together.