Night buses, no telephones: Malaysia returnee, aide held for focusing on parked vehicles, stealing devices | Delhi News

New Delhi: A 42-year-old graduate who as soon as labored in a multinational firm in Malaysia allegedly traded his abroad job for a lifetime of crime, turning into a part of a Tamil Nadu-based gang that travelled over 2,000 km by practice to focus on parked vehicles throughout Delhi and steal valuables.The racket was busted earlier this week when Delhi Police arrested two of its members — Gunasekar (42) and his affiliate Gokul M (27) — from north Delhi. Both hail from Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu.“Gunasekar worked in Malaysia for five-six months and returned to India last year. He has been unemployed since,” an officer mentioned. Gokul studied as much as Class XII and is unemployed.The gang got here below the scanner after an advocate lodged a grievance alleging his Apple iPad and different valuables had been stolen from his automobile after its window was smashed whereas it was parked close to a financial institution in Kamla Nagar on July 9.DCP (North) Raja Banthia shaped a crew led by sub-inspectors Harshit Apoorva and Vinod Walia to crack the case. Investigators scanned CCTV footage from the crime scene and adjoining areas, the place 5 males have been seen loitering across the complainant’s automobile earlier than fleeing on foot after the theft.“Using CCTV footage and facial recognition, the team identified three suspects, all residents of Tiruchirappalli,” Banthia mentioned.Acting on a tip-off, police laid a entice in Kamla Nagar on Aug 2 and arrested Gunasekar and Gokul. Four laptops, three laptop computer chargers and a cell phone, allegedly stolen from Ashok Vihar and Govindpuri, have been recovered from them.The suspects claimed Deepak alias Kartik was the kingpin. Police mentioned on July 9, the gang reached Kamla Nagar in two auto-rickshaws, broke the window of a parked automobile with an iron instrument and stole valuables, which have been later handed over to Deepak.Police mentioned the gang would journey to Delhi by practice to focus on parked vehicles, would keep in Delhi for almost a month, promote the stolen items after which return to TN by practice. After mendacity low for two-three months, they’d return to Delhi to steal once more.To keep away from detection, gang members wouldn’t carry cell phones, selecting as a substitute to assemble at a tea stall close to Nizamuddin railway station at a hard and fast time earlier than dispersing to totally different components of the town. They additionally instructed cops they’d spend their nights travelling on buses between Delhi and Agra to keep away from attracting consideration. “They frequently travelled to neighbouring states before returning to Delhi the next morning, making it difficult to trace their movements,” a police officer mentioned.Investigators suspect the gang had been energetic for a few years and will have carried out comparable thefts in a number of states.