Targeted by 2 snatchers on bike in Narela, woman cop chases 1 down

NEW DELHI: A Delhi Police assistant sub-inspector (ASI) was targeted by two snatchers on a motorcycle, who tried to flee with her valuables in outer Delhi’s Narela on Thursday. However, she, with some help from passersby, chased the men, nabbed one of them and managed to recover her belongings. The other accused was arrested later on Friday following a raid in Narela.
The arrested accused have been identified as Jitender Singh and Vikas Singh, both residents of Vijay Nagar, Narela.
ASI Manju, deployed with Supreme Court security at present, was walking towards Sharda Hospital in Narela on Thursday. She told police that when she was in front of Chanderprabhu Jain College of Higher Studies & School of Law, two men on a bike asked her for directions to an address.
“Finding their actions suspicious, the ASI refused to get into a conversation with the bikers and started walking away. The pillion rider then got off the bike and snatched her purse. The ASI resisted, but the man managed to take it and ran off towards his associate on the vehicle,” said a senior police officer.
Police said that the men tried to flee towards Pyau Maniyari Border, Manju raised and alarm and chased the man who was running. “Passersby gathered and helped the ASI nab the man. Her purse, with Rs 500 and an Aadhaar card, was recovered,” said the officer. “The accomplice, meanwhile, managed to run away.”
The man who was nabbed was identified as Jitender alias Tinku. “He identified the other accused, Vikas, a resident of Nai Basti in Narela. Their bike used in the crime could not be recovered and further investigation in the case is still ongoing,” the officer said.