54-year-old man arrested for stealing bags from senior citizens at ISBT railway stations
New Delhi Dec 23 PTI A 54-year-old man was arrested for allegedly stealing luggage bags of senior citizens at the Kashmere Gate ISBT and railway stations on the pretext of helping them police said on ThursdayIdentified as Suraj Parkash of Shalimar Garden in Gaziabad the man used to run a medical store that faced losses and he started committing crimes they saidA 56-year-old woman from Hisar in Haryana lodged a complaint on October 18 at the Kashmere Gate police station stating that after she arrived at the ISBT the accused offered to help her with her bags and then disappeared with everythingThe bag the man stole had some clothes a mobile phone some jewellery and documents the police saidDuring investigation police checked CCTV footage and spotted one suspicious individual following the complainant a senior police officer saidThereafter more footage was analysed to ascertain the suspect and it was found that he committed similar thefts earlier also he saidThe accused was apprehended on Tuesday when he was roaming around ISBT Thereafter a raid was conducted and 51 bags and 26 stolen mobile phones were recovered from his home Deputy Commissioner of Police north Sagar Singh Kalsi saidDuring interrogation it was disclosed that the accused is a BSc graduate from Meerut University Earlier he used to run a medical store on rent but had some loss in business and started committing crime around two years ago the DCP saidHe was involved in around 150 thefts near ISBTs and railway stations He also claimed that he has never been arrested earlier police saidParkash used to target senior citizens especially women who were alone and in need of some help Kalsi saidNine cases of thefts registered at the Kashmere Gate police station have been solved the police added PTI NIT IJT
New Delhi Dec 23 PTI A 54-year-old man was arrested for allegedly stealing luggage bags of senior citizens at the Kashmere Gate ISBT and railway stations on the pretext of helping them police said on ThursdayIdentified as Suraj Parkash of Shalimar Garden in Gaziabad the man used to run a medical store that faced losses and he started committing crimes they saidA 56-year-old woman from Hisar in Haryana lodged a complaint on October 18 at the Kashmere Gate police station stating that after she arrived at the ISBT the accused offered to help her with her bags and then disappeared with everythingThe bag the man stole had some clothes a mobile phone some jewellery and documents the police saidDuring investigation police checked CCTV footage and spotted one suspicious individual following the complainant a senior police officer saidThereafter more footage was analysed to ascertain the suspect and it was found that he committed similar thefts earlier also he saidThe accused was apprehended on Tuesday when he was roaming around ISBT Thereafter a raid was conducted and 51 bags and 26 stolen mobile phones were recovered from his home Deputy Commissioner of Police north Sagar Singh Kalsi saidDuring interrogation it was disclosed that the accused is a BSc graduate from Meerut University Earlier he used to run a medical store on rent but had some loss in business and started committing crime around two years ago the DCP saidHe was involved in around 150 thefts near ISBTs and railway stations He also claimed that he has never been arrested earlier police saidParkash used to target senior citizens especially women who were alone and in need of some help Kalsi saidNine cases of thefts registered at the Kashmere Gate police station have been solved the police added PTI NIT IJT
