Overview
- Delhi Police arrested Ram Avtar, Sikander, and Veeru Sonkar in Gonda weeks after the Shadipur theft of ₹5 lakh from a collection rider.
- Investigators traced them using CCTV, informant inputs, and call-detail records that followed a stolen motorcycle and their movements to Uttar Pradesh.
- Officers recovered ₹1,37,500 in cash, seized a KTM Duke and an iPhone bought with the loot, and froze ₹1,53,000 deposited in a bank account.
- The trio previously worked as delivery staff and, during questioning, named Manoj from a Patel Nagar outlet as the alleged facilitator who shared the rider’s route and cash details.
- FIR No. 452/25 was registered at Ranjit Nagar, the accused reportedly confessed to two earlier snatching cases, and the search for Manoj continues.