Four robbed driver of his truck, e-commerce packages in Greater Noida, three arrested

Police arrested three suspects on Monday evening for assaulting the driver of an e-commerce mini truck and robbing delivery consignments in Greater Noida’s Surajpur area, police said on Tuesday, adding that the suspects detained the truck driver on charges of harassment. girl.

“On Monday morning, Raju Kumar, 35, a resident of Surajpur, went to the police and lodged a complaint that at around 9 am, while he was going from one warehouse to another in Surajpur, four unidentified men on two motorcycles caught up with him from behind. on a 130-meter isolated road in Surajpur and told him that one parcel had fallen from the truck,” said Pushparaj, Surajpur station house officer.

“When Kumar stopped the vehicle for inspection, the suspects became angry with him and accused him of molesting the girl. When he tried to refute their accusations, but they overpowered him and attacked him.”

They later fled in a truck with about 26 boxes containing products they had booked online. Police said the e-commerce company did not disclose the contents of these boxes or their value.

“After the incident, Kumar contacted his employer and went to Surajpur police station. Based on the victim’s complaint, a case of robbery was registered at Surajpur police station and multiple teams were formed to identify the suspects, said Hridesh Katheriya, additional deputy commissioner of police, Central Noida.

“At around 10:40 p.m., when the police intensified checks near the crime scene, a stolen vehicle was spotted.” – ADCP said.

“When the police signaled them to stop, they started running away and opened fire on the police. In the retaliatory fire, three suspects identified as Sachin Singh alias Bittu, a resident of Vijay Nagar in Ghaziabad, Rahul Singh and Sunny, both residents of Hapur, sustained bullet injuries to their legs,” Katheriya said, adding that the fourth suspect, Deepak Singh alias Monu, a resident Hapur, managed to escape.

During interrogation, the suspects revealed that after stealing the truck, they hid in a wet buffer in Surajpur, about 2 km from the crime scene. They were afraid of being caught if they went near the main road during the day. After spending the entire day in the buffer zone, they were on their way to sell e-commerce products when the police caught them.