 "Call centre cab driver arrested with its gang for committing 22 robberies: police")
With the arrest of five persons, police on Tuesday claimed to have busted a gang which used to allegedly rob commuters with the help of a call centre cab driver.
The alleged gang leader, Dinesh Kumar, after dropping the call centre employees, used to pick up commuters to Gurgaon. His other gang members posed as co-passengers.
"They used to rob people in areas in south Delhi, including AIIMS, Ashram Chowk, Sarai Kale Khan, Lajpat Nagar, and allegedly committed as many as 22 robberies in a short span," Joint Commissioner of Police (Crime Branch) Ravindra Yadav said.
The commuters were robbed of cash and other valuables and dropped at secluded places in Noida, the Delhi-Noida-Delhi Flyover and Tuglaqhabad Fort areas.
All the members of the gang were arrested from Delhi-NCR region in the last two days, police said.
The alleged gang leader, Dinesh Kumar, after dropping the call centre employees, used to pick up commuters to Gurgaon. His other gang members posed as co-passengers.
"They used to rob people in areas in south Delhi, including AIIMS, Ashram Chowk, Sarai Kale Khan, Lajpat Nagar, and allegedly committed as many as 22 robberies in a short span," Joint Commissioner of Police (Crime Branch) Ravindra Yadav said.
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All the members of the gang were arrested from Delhi-NCR region in the last two days, police said.
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