Surge in street crime hits Ghaziabad, 10 vehicles stolen in just 3 days

GHAZIABAD - Over the past three days, the Trans-Hindon area has witnessed a significant rise in street crime, causing concern among residents and authorities. The streets of Indirapuram and Kaushambi have been particularly affected, with a total of 10 vehicle thefts reported during this period. In addition to the vehicle thefts, there have been four instances of chain snatching and two cases of mobile phone snatching.
Dharmendra Kumar, a channel manager at RBL Bank in Indirapuram, fell victim to motorcycle theft on August 3. "On August 3, around 10 am, I parked my bike (TVS Radeon Grey colour) at RBL Bank in Aditya Mall and went for a briefing. After the briefing, I had to go into the field for office work, and when I returned to the place where I had parked my bike, I didn't find it. I was shocked and was thinking that one hour before, I had parked my bike along with other colleagues, but only my bike was stolen. Immediately, I called 112, and the cops came to investigate. On Thursday evening, I learnt that Indirapuram police had lodged an FIR in the matter," he said.
The Kaushambi police station also registered an FIR on Thursday against an unidentified individual for stealing a Blinkit delivery person's bike. Khadimul Byapari, the victim and a resident of Abhay Khand-4, Indirapuram, reported parking his bike outside the Blinkit store in front of Cloud-9, Sector-1, Vaishali, around 7:30 pm on August 25. "After ten minutes when I returned back, I didn't find my Hero-Splendor BS6 black color bike (UP16DK8145). I called the cops by dialing 112 and they adviced me to register a complaint through UP COP. When I downloaded the app and tried to register a complaint, I didn't find Hindi trying to make a complaint. Later, I took help from a known person who typed my complaint in English as well," he said.
Varsha Saxena, a 29-year-old resident of Lajpat Nagar, Sahibabad, was a victim of mobile phone snatching while traveling in an auto-rickshaw on August 3. "On August 3, around 7.30 pm, when I was returning home from the office. I took an auto-rickshaw from Tila Mod to Lajpat Nagar and when the auto-rickshaw crossed Garimanjali Public school, two men on a bike came from behind and they snatched the phone from my left hand. I tried to follow them with an auto-rickshaw but they vanished. I made a complaint with the police in Tila Mod police station," she said.
Bishwajit Sharma from Sahibabad filed a complaint about a chain snatching incident involving his daughter Julie on August 31. The incident took place around 2:00 PM as Julie was crossing Rajbagh Metro Station with her 8-year-old daughter. Two boys on a scooter, both wearing helmets, approached Julie and snatched her gold chain, causing an injury to her neck before fleeing towards Sunday Bazaar Road in Shalimar Garden.
Nimish Patil, DCP Trans-Hindon, acknowledged the proximity of the Trans-Hindon area to Delhi and the tendency of criminals to flee to the capital after committing crimes. However, he assured that the police have increased checks on the roads by installing barricades and are monitoring individuals with criminal histories and those released on bail. Additionally, a police team has been formed at every police station in the Trans-Hindon area to ensure that all CCTV cameras are functioning properly, and owners are being informed and requested to repair any malfunctioning cameras for their own safety and that of the public.