Youth hands over robber to police

In a show of courage and alertness, a youth today caught a robber who had tried to rob him along with his accomplice and handed the robber to police in Mukherjee Nagar area of North West Delhi.
The youth Ashish Kolash (29) was waiting for an auto when he was waylaid by two robbers accusing him for involving in fight over a girl.
"I was waiting when the duo came and took me to one side and alleged that I had been involved in a fight with other students of a college over a girl. When I denied they started threatening me and while one of them held my hands the other took out my wallet from pocket," said Ashish.

Ashish raised an alarm after which the duo tried to flee from the spot. He chased them and caught one with the help of his two friends while the other robber managed to escape.
Later, Ashish and his friends took the man held by them, identified as an inter-state robber Pankaj alias Niraj, to Mukjerjee Nagar police station and handed him over to police.
The incident took place in Kukherjee Nagar area this evening in which he (Ashish) exhibited courage and presence of mind. We arrested Pankaj who was found to be involved in two dozen cases of robbery, snatching, attempt to murder and NDPS cases in Delhi and NCR, said Vijay Singh, DCP of North West Delhi.

Ashish Kolash is an active participant of "Jagte Raho" awareness programme initiated among the youth including aspirants of competitive exams in the Mukharjee Nagar to prevent cases of theft and snatching. A proposal is being submitted for a suitable reward to him, the DCP said.
Efforts are afoot to arrest the other accused identified as Jitender, he added.