The south Delhi police claimed to have busted a gang and arrested seven people, including the gang leader, allegedly involved in committing robberies by impersonating as policemen and sales tax officers. The police claimed to have recovered looted property worth Rs 12 lakhs from the accused along with two police uniforms, arms and a vehicle used in committing crime.
The police said the accused, identified as Rajesh, 48, the gang leader, Jagbir, 42, Rajender, 35, Rafique, 30, Mohd Khalid, 22, Rajji Ahmad, 19, and Bajrangi Yadav, 40, who used to receive looted property from the accused, were arrested in Mahipalpur on Sunday.
“Acting on a tip-off, a team of police officials rushed to Masoodpur village in south Delhi and the six were arrested. They used to don police uniforms and intercept trucks on highways at night and then either extorted money from the drivers or robbed them. They thrashed drivers before committing robberies and even threatened to kill them,” a senior police official said.
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Duta for no role in DU admissions
AGE CORRESPONDENT
New Delhi
The Delhi University Teacher’s Association (Duta) appealed all teachers to dissociate themselves from the admission process in a bid to protest against the vice-chancellor’s alleged arbitrary imposition of semester system.
“We appeal to the teachers to dissociate from the process of admissions,” Duta president Aditya Narayan Mishra said. Duta said it was forced to take the step against the blatant misuse of powers by the V-C.
Meanwhile, there were reports of DU admission forms being “black-marketed” with candidates alleging that they had bought the Rs 50 centralised admission form for Rs 100 to avoid long queues.
“I went to the Arts faculty in north campus to buy the form but there was a long queue. Soon a guy came to me and said I can get a form for Rs 100 without having to stand in a queue. I paid him Rs 100,” said Ajay Kumar, a resident of New Rajinder Nagar area, who had gone to buy a form.