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Delhi Police Arrest Brother-Sister Duo Linked to South Delhi Chain-Snatchings

Investigators used extensive CCTV analysis to identify the pair before an arrest in Pushp Vihar.

Overview

  • Neelam alias Rita, 24, and her 17-year-old brother from Ambedkar Nagar were apprehended in Saket’s Pushp Vihar on October 27, police said.
  • Officers recovered four gold chains weighing about 23 grams and a TVS Ntorq scooter believed to have been used in the crimes.
  • Investigators linked the arrests to at least four registered cases across Malviya Nagar, Kotla Mubarakpur and Kartavya Path.
  • Police described a pattern in which the woman, riding pillion, snatched chains as the boy drove, with the latest reported theft on October 25 near Mansingh Road.
  • Police said both suspects are drug users, noted the woman’s prior theft case and their father’s 2018 robbery link, and said further investigation is underway.