The culprit, known as Miraj alias Mehraj, was sought by the police in connection with an armed robbery case worth Rs. 3 crore.Following a brief battle at Dhulsiras hamlet in southwest Delhi’s Dwarka, the Delhi Police crime branch on Friday nabbed an armed robber and his associate, according to top police sources knowledgeable of the operation.
The offender, known as Miraj alias Mehraj, was wanted in connection with an armed robbery case worth Rs. 3 crore, the police claimed. He had a bounty of Rs. 2 lakh on his head and was connected to five other robbery and Arms Act crimes, according to the police.
Since news of the armed robbery case in Ashok Vihar, northwest Delhi, last year, numerous teams from the district police, crime branch, and special cell had been looking for Miraj, who was running away.
The western range-II (WR-II) team members of the crime branch received information late on Thursday night that the absconding suspect, Miraj, would be visiting Dhulsiras village in Dwarka with his buddy, according to Additional Commissioner of Police (ACP) (crime) Sanjay Bhatia.
According to Bhatia, inspector Akshay Kumar of the local police received the information and assembled a team to apprehend Miraj. According to the ACP, the police squad set up a trap in the neighborhood at 2:30 am on Friday. About fifteen minutes later, they saw Miraj and his companion and requested that they surrender. But Miraj fired two shots at the police party, striking Kumar’s bulletproof vest in the process. The inspector then shot Miraj in the leg in retaliation.
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Two weapons were discovered from their possession, according to the ACP, who also stated that the team members overpowered his associate and apprehended the pair. He added that Miraj was admitted to a hospital for treatment.
At least five masked, armed men stormed into a businessman’s Ashok Vihar home early on May 7 of last year, took the entire family hostage at gunpoint, and stole Rs. 3 crore from him.A month after a case was opened, the crime branch detained four individuals. But according to the police, Miraj, the main suspect, was running away.Given the suspicion that Miraj had run away to hide in Bangladesh, the Delhi police declared a reward of Rs. 2 lakh.
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