ES Reporter 

NAHARLAGUN, Aug 18: Naharlagun Police  busted an interstate gang of ATM robbers based in Assam, Rajasthan and Haryana involved in a sensational ATM theft at Kankarnallah and arrested nine persons from different locations.
Superintendent of Police – ICR, Jimmy Chiram (IPS) informed that on 26th July 2022 a written FIR was received from Biswajit Sharma, local representative of  NRC Corporation India Pvt Ltd., which looks after all the ATMs in the Itanagar Capital Region informing that  in the intervening night of  July 25-26 last  between 0200 to 0300 hrs some unknown culprit cut down  ATM ID no. DFNK003232042 of Kankarnallah Naharalgun  with gas cutter and stole cash Rs. 11,73, 000  from the ATM. On receipt of the FIR, a case no. 95/22 u/s 457/380 //401/120-B/201/34 IPC was registered.
The case was entirely a clueless one with no possible leads, so a special team was constituted led by SDPO Naharlagun DySP Dekio Gumja, OC PS Naharlagun Inspector Khiksi Yangfo, Inspector Jumli Kamdak, SI S.S Jha, Ct Kanto Samyor, Ct Sandeep Yadav, Ct Debojit Borah, Ct Lucky Tacho, Ct Anugrah Dwivedi, Ct Raj Tamang and Ct Punyo Tari which worked under the close supervision of SP Capital  Jimmy Chiram, IPS to solve the case.
"After a detailed investigation which included the examination of hundreds of witnesses and examination of more than 300 hours of CCTV footage from cameras installed in the ICR, electronic surveillance and collection of human intelligence, the team made a breakthrough when a car with partial visible number plate was found leaving the scene. The car was identified as one Hyundai i10 Nios car and the registration number was identified as AS-07-S-3611," informed the SP.
Chiram further elaborated that, the car was registered in the name of one Mustafizur Rahman who was arrested on 6 August last  from Geku in Upper Siang district. After his arrest, the team went on to arrest four more people namely Sohidul Ali, Johidul Islam, Sadik Ali and Nabir Islam from various places in Assam for their involvement in the said case on the same day itself with the help of OC PS Laluk and IC OP Nowboicha. Further, the police team went on to arrest Rukumudin and Arshad Khan @ Kallu from Ganga village.
During the course of custodial interrogation, the police team came to know that Sadik Ali and Nabir Islam were contacted by one Rukumudin and Arshad Khan who are residents of Bharatpur, Rajasthan with a request that they want to commit ATM thefts in the ICR and want their help in executing the crime. After getting assurance from the two of them Arshad Khan @ Kallu brought five persons from Mewat, Haryana namely Md Zaheed @ Haji Bhai, Rahul Khan, Salman, Mohammad Khalid and Md Hasim. Arshad Khan @ Kallu introduced the five of them to Sadik and Nabir and told them that they are habitual ATM thieves having committed hundreds of ATM thefts all across the country.
Between July 20 -25 last,  after canvassing all the ATMs in the capital they selected the ATM at Kankarnallah for committing the crime. On 26 July last the gang from Mewat, Haryana with the help of the gang from Assam committed the ATM theft after burning the ATM at Kankarnallah. After committing the theft, cash was distributed where the team from Assam was given 3, 50,000 and rest of the cash was  taken by the Mewat gang.  The gas cutter, cylinders etc were disposed off in the river at Nirjuli Village-I by the miscreants after commissioning of the offense.  
It was also learnt during the course of custodial interrogation that the gang had planned another ATM theft at Polo Colony to be done on 15 August or 16 August and the gang from Mewat planned to come on August 14, for doing the same.  
Accordingly, on 14th of August, a trap was laid down and Naharlagun Police team after a brief shootout managed to arrest the two members of the Mewat gang namely Md Zaheed @ Haji bhai and Rahul khan along with oxygen cylinder, gas cylinder, cutters etc who had come to commit ATM theft at Polo Colony Naharlagun. With regards to this case vide NLG PS Case No-102/22 u/s 457/380/120-B/401 IPC has been registered and they have been arrested in the said case as well as NLG PS Case No-95/22.
The  Police arrested five people namely Mustafizur Rahman, Sohidul Ali, Johidul Islam, Sadik Ali ,Nabir Islam belonging from Assam, two people namely Rukumudin and Arshad Khan from Rajasthan and two people namely Md Zaheed @ Haji Bhai and Rahul Khan from Haryana. Further, the police team seized equipment such as oxygen cylinders, gas cutter, LPG cylinder which was to be used for committing ATM theft at Polo Colony , stated the SP.

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Kenter Joya Riba

(Managing Editor)
      She is a graduate in Science with post graduation in Sociology from University of Pune. She has been in the media industry for nearly a decade. Before turning to print business, she has been associated with radio and television.
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