Delhi police busts gang involved in pick-pocketing women visiting banks

Delhi Police busted a gang with arrest of three people including two women, who were allegedly involved in pick-pocketing after targeting ladies customers visiting banks by diverting ir attention, officials said on Sunday.

With help of Google Maps, CCTV foot and facial recognition technique, police arrested Nargis (35) and Anjali (23) from Gurgaon on Friday, y said.

matter came to light on Tuesday after Garima, a resident of west Delhi's Tagore Garden, who is preparing for GMAT withdrew Rs 5 lakh from Canara Bank. However, when she came out from bank, she was followed by two women.

victim went to a stationery shop from re and was getting photocopies done when one woman engd her in a conversation, while or took out Rs 5 lakh by opening zip of her bag, before fleeing spot, according to police.

All routes taken by two women were analysed with help of CCTV foot and Google Maps. foot matched with criminal dossier system by using facial recognition method, a senior police officer said.

y commit fts in marri halls, farm houses, banks and pass on valuables to or gang member who decamp with it to Rajgarh district in Madhya Pradesh where y belong, he said.

Using GPS data of auto-rickshaws plying on trans-Yamuna area, police zeroed in on an auto-rickshaw driver Pramod Podar, he said. Upon interrogation, it was revealed that he charged Rs 2,000 per day and ferried gang in different malls, complexes and banks. gang members met him in outskirts of Delhi or Gurgaon, police officer added.

Podar has been arrested as well, he said. Raids are being conducted along with Madhya Pradesh police to catch hold of or members of gang, police said.