IB man’s son,friend held for mugging elderly women

The accused used the cash and jewellery to fund dates with their girlfriends,Deputy Commissioner of Police (Southeast),Shalini Singh said.

The police said Balwinder and Sangat have been targeting elderly women out on morning walks in C R Park and Kalkaji for the past four months.

“We had received two complaints from RWAs in Kalkaji and C R Park,after which,we formed decoy teams to arrest them,” DCP Singh said.

They were active mostly on Sundays,with one being the thief and the other acting as a concerned citizen,the police said. One of them would pin down their target on a lonely stretch while the other would intervene,showing concern and trying to help the victim. While helping the woman,the second boy would pocket the jewellery using a cable-cutter,the police said.

Police officers said the boys never carried a weapon with them and used their motorcycles for committing the crime. Both vehicles have been recovered from them.

The police said Sangat is the son of a sub-inspector posted with the wireless department of the Intelligence Bureau. His friend,Balwinder,is the son of a driver and both of them live in Govindpuri.