Delhi: 11 kg of Silver stolen in Shahdara, probe underway
A theft involving 11 kg of silver was reported at the New Usmanpur Police Station on October 11, prompting an investigation by authorities, reports 24brussels.
The incident occurred when Ramratan Aggarwal, 22, contacted police after realizing that his silver stash had gone missing following an altercation with two individuals near JPC Hospital. Aggarwal had been riding a scooty when the vehicle brushed against another scooty occupied by the two suspects. After a brief dispute, they departed, at which point Aggarwal proceeded home and subsequently noticed the silver was no longer in his storage compartment.
A case has been filed under Sections 303(2)/3(5) of the Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita. The investigation is ongoing as law enforcement seeks to identify and apprehend the suspects involved in the theft.
Earlier, the Delhi Police detained a habitual thief known for stealing gold biscuits worth significant sums from passengers on the metro. The main suspect, 29-year-old Sonu Chand, was taken into custody with approximately Rs 3 lakh in suspected proceeds, revealing a potential broader network connected to gold-related crimes in the area.
The police had previously registered a complaint from a traveler, Amit Santra, who reported that gold biscuits weighing 141.670 grams were stolen from his side bag while he was on a moving metro train between Bahadurgarh and Shadipur Metro Station on July 11. Chand later confessed to the crime during questioning, admitting that he had sold the stolen goods.
In another notable operation, the Delhi Police Cyber Crime team arrested an individual from Punjab linked to a crypto fraud scheme that exploited people under the guise of work-from-home opportunities. The suspect, based in Agwar Pona, Ludhiana, operated within a Telegram network dedicated to scamming individuals. A complaint initiated the investigation on October 5, citing deceptive recruitment advertisements on Instagram leading victims to solicit paid online tasks within the fraudulent network.
