Overview
- Officers arrested Mohit alias Patha and Ayush Maan Pandey alias Pandit in Vikas Nagar on Friday after a tip-off, finding 14 empty milk crates in a three-wheeler later confirmed stolen from Prem Nagar in Rohini.
- A March 26 video of dairy thefts prompted a special team led by ACP Virender Singh, which reviewed more than 300 CCTV clips and used local intelligence to identify the suspects.
- Investigators say the pair tailed milk delivery vehicles, grabbed unattended crates of milk and curd, moved the goods in stolen vehicles, and sold them to vendors in Dabri and Bindapur.
- Disclosures during questioning led police to a stolen scooter and a motorcycle tied to cases in Tilak Nagar and Ranhola, and officers say five linked cases have now been worked out with more inquiry under way.
- Police describe Mohit as a repeat offender with about 38 prior cases who was released from jail in February, underscoring the challenge of curbing quick reoffending in petty theft rings.