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Delhi Police nab man who snatched Lok Sabha MP’s chain, recover jewellery and scooter
The Delhi Police mobilised 24 teams from various units, scanned over 1,500 CCTV cameras, and questioned over 200 people before nabbing the man who snatched the Congress MP R Sudha’s chain.
A CCTV grab revealed that the accused was wearing a colourful full-sleeve T-shirt and a helmet, and riding a black scooter at a very high speed.
The Delhi Police, early on Wednesday, arrested a man who had allegedly snatched the gold chain of Lok Sabha MP R Sudha during her morning walk on the streets of the high-security Chanakyapuri area of Lutyens’ Delhi two days ago.
According to the police, the Anti-Auto Theft Squad (AATS) of the Delhi Police nabbed the accused, identified as Sohan Rawat, from near his house in the Okhla area of South East Delhi. The police said Rawat has 26 criminal cases previously registered in his name, and was released from jail on July 27.
“The stolen scooter that he used for the crime, the MP’s gold chain weighing 30.90 grams, four mobile phones suspected to be stolen, and the suspect’s clothes at the time of the incident have been recovered,” said a police officer.
CCTV footage revealed that the accused was wearing a colourful full-sleeve T-shirt and a helmet, and riding a black scooter at a very high speed, before and after he targeted the MP. He was later seen fleeing towards South Delhi’s Moti Bagh area.
Accused Sohan Rawat was arrested on Wednesday
The Delhi Police had mobilised 24 teams from various units, including the New Delhi district police, Crime Branch, Special Cell, and Special Staff, to nab the accused, the officer added.
In the past two days, the Delhi Police scanned over 1,500 CCTV cameras, including 900 installed around embassies and in the vicinity of the incident, and questioned over 200 people, with a focus on those with prior criminal records, as well as snatchers recently released from jail or out on bail, said a source.
They also conducted searches in more than 25 localities in Chanakyapuri, Sarojini Nagar, and R K Puram.
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Sudha reported that her gold chain was allegedly snatched near the Polish embassy early on Monday. The Tamil Nadu Congress MP later wrote to Union Home Minister Amit Shah, saying the incident was shocking, highlighting that the area is considered a “high-security zone”.
The MP alleged that she suffered injuries to her neck and that her clothes were torn during the incident.
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