Gang of bus robbers busted, 11 arrested

NEW DELHI: The anti-kidnapping branch of the crime branch on Thursday claimed to have busted a gang of bus robbers with the arrest of 11 persons.
The accused were allegedly active in the West Patel Nagar area in the west district. The police said that they had also conducted robberies in the central district.
‘‘This was a result of the intelligence we had recently developed on pick pockets and bus robbers.They were all arrested by a special team constituted for the purpose,’’ said deputy commissioner of police (crime) Dependra Pathak. The accused were mainly active in buses which were overcrowded.
‘‘Most of the accused had earlier been arrested on charges of robbery and pick pocketing. Two of those arrested are juveniles. The police said that the juveniles were being treated as per the Juvenile Justice Act 2000,’’ added Pathak.
The accused also carried a locally made pistol to ensure that there was no resistance from the passengers. The arrest comes in the wake of a spate of bus robberies in the west district. The police have registered a case of robbery against the accused and also booked them under the Arms Act.