Latest News

  • Home
  • National
  • 'April Fool Banaya': Delhi Police Poses as Criminals to Trap Thief Who Uprooted ATMs
'April Fool Banaya': Delhi Police Poses as Criminals to Trap Thief Who Uprooted ATMs
Friday, April 5, 2019 IST

The accused, Aslam, hoodwinked the police on several occasions in the past by uprooting and robbing ATMs in different areas and when arrested, he would pose as a first-time offender to get an easy bail.

 
 

New Delhi: Tired of being taken for a ride by a 40-year-old ATM thief, the Delhi police ditched their official Khaki uniform and clad themselves in Lungi-Kurta to bamboozle the repeat offender under Operation ‘April Fool’. 
 
The accused, Aslam, hoodwinked the police on several occasions in the past by uprooting and robbing ATMs in different areas and when arrested, he would pose as a first-time offender to get an easy bail.
 
On Monday, a team of Dwarka police clad in traditional Lungi-Kurta stationed themselves at an ATM in Uttam Nagar area. When Aslam came to recce the ATM he mistook the police officials in civil attire as other criminals and began bragging about his various successful attempts in the past, said a senior police officer. 
 
“We struck up a conversation to gain his confidence and then befooled him with our April Fool operation,” DCP Dwarka Anto Alphonse. 
 
“Our team received an information about Aslam that he would come near Uttam Nagar to recce an ATM between 8.30 and 9.30pm. A trap was laid with our teams in lungi-kurta. He tried to speak to our team thinking them to be some other ATM thieves. He even disclosed his name and address to the team. But he was taken by surprise when a head constable from our team shouted ‘April Fool’. He also tried to run away but was caught and later interrogated,” said the DCP. 
 
During the investigation, the police found out that he was actively carrying out ATM thefts by devising a plan with his associates to steal or uproot the ATM. He also said that he is native of Nuh, Mewat but was currently residing in Loni, Ghaziabad, said the police.
 

 
 

“Aslam would come up with a new name every time he was arrested and claimed to be a first time offender to bail himself out easily. He was also declared a proclaimed offender and absconder by the court,” the police added. Aslam has confessed to have committed several crimes and admitted the cases registered against him.
 
The Operation April fool was carried out after several reports of ATM theft in the area. During the drive, raids were conducted in various parts of Delhi, Haryana, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh. A list of criminals, previously involved in similar modus-operandi was compiled and verified by police.
 
In 2012, Aslam along with his associates tried to steal an ATM in Delhi’s Maurya Enclave but the guard fired upon them killing one of his associates. Aslam was arrested and charged also, but he stopped appearing for the hearings in the court in 2017 and was declared an absconder.
 

 
 
 
 
 

Related Topics

 
 
 

Trending News & Articles

 Article
Here is the full list of 827 porn websites banned by the DoT

While the Uttarakhand High Court has asked to block 857 websites, the Ministry of Electronics and IT (Meity) found 30 portals without any pornographic content. ...

Recently posted . 61K views . 1 min read
 

 Article
Class XII Boys Raped 16-Year-old in Dehradun School After Watching Porn on Phone: Police

The four boys as well as five school officials, including the director and principal, were arrested after the incident. The minors were presented before the Juvenil...

Recently posted . 8K views . 1 min read
 

 Article
Sept 27,2001 Rahul Gandhi and his girl friend Veronique,was arrested in Logan airport in Boston

Rahul was having an Italian passport and was carrying suitcase full of dollars. Some say it was about was it $2 million. Rahul and his girl friend was th...

Recently posted . 7K views . 7 min read
 

 Article
TOP 10 GYM EQUIPMENT BRANDS IN INDIA 2017

True – Tr...

Recently posted . 6K views . 83 min read
 

 
 

More in National

 Article
Is Hardik Pandya dating Esha Gupta?

Bollywood and cricket go a long way.    New Delhi: A few months back, rumour mills were abuzz about crick...

Recently posted. 714 views . 2 min read
 

 Article
Mission New India: How Modi government can achieve this goal

Narendra Modi government has been elected for the second time in a row with a massive mandate.

Recently posted. 530 views . 0 min read
 

 Article
Two-child policy in Indian states

Assam Cabinet has decided that those with more than two children will be ineligible for government jobs from 2021.

Recently posted. 524 views . 0 min read
 

 Article
UGC bans these courses in distance mode, here is the list

The list of degree courses not allowed to be imparted through distance mode include - engineering, medicine, dental, pharmacy, nursing, architecture, physiotherapy ...

Recently posted. 626 views . 1 min read
 

 Article
Explained | Is the economy in really bad shape?

Is this a result of a cyclical phenomenon or has it been driven by a structural malaise arising from deficiencies in the economic framework?

Recently posted. 520 views . 1 min read
 

 
 
 

   Prashnavali

  Thought of the Day

“Security Is Mostly A Superstition. Life Is Either A Daring Adventure Or Nothing.”
Anonymous

Be the first one to comment on this story

Close
Post Comment
Shibu Chandran
2 hours ago

Serving political interests in another person's illness is the lowest form of human value. A 70+ y old lady has cancer.

November 28, 2016 05:00 IST
Shibu Chandran
2 hours ago

Serving political interests in another person's illness is the lowest form of human value. A 70+ y old lady has cancer.

November 28, 2016 05:00 IST
Shibu Chandran
2 hours ago

Serving political interests in another person's illness is the lowest form of human value. A 70+ y old lady has cancer.

November 28, 2016 05:00 IST
Shibu Chandran
2 hours ago

Serving political interests in another person's illness is the lowest form of human value. A 70+ y old lady has cancer.

November 28, 2016 05:00 IST


ads
Back To Top