2 inter-state criminals held

The Delhi Police have arrested two inter-state criminals involved in more than 40 serious offences, including shootouts with the police, dacoity, robbery, snatching and attempted murder, an official said on Wednesday.

Rashid, alias Mosin (50) and Sunil Kumar (51), both residents of Delhi, were arrested after analysis of over 1,200 CCTV cameras. The arrests were made in connection with a gold chain snatching incident that occurred on May 10 outside Ayyappa Temple in Sector 1, RK Puram.

“A 68-year-old woman from Kerala had reported that two men on a motorcycle snatched her gold chain and fled. CCTV footage was scanned, which led to the arrest of Sunil from Gulabi Bagh area," the officer said.

“During interrogation, Sunil confessed to the crime and revealed the identity of his associate, Rashid, who was later apprehended from Laxmi Nagar with the stolen motorcycle used in the offence," the officer said. The police said Rashid was involved in 26 cases.