New Delhi: The luck of two accused, who cheated the police by committing a fraud of Rs 2.75 lakh in Delhi Metro complex, changed when they were moving towards Badrinath Dham. A joint team of Special Staff Metro and Kashmiri Gate Metro Police Station arrested both of them from Chamoli district of Uttarakhand after technical investigation, CCTV footage and a challenging operation that lasted overnight.
Details of the incident and case registered
Metro DCP Anand Dabhi said that on November 10, a fraud of Rs 2.75 lakh was committed near the X-ray machine at Gate No. 6 of Kashmiri Gate Metro Station. The case was registered on November 11 as case number 25/2026 under section 318(4) BNS.
Investigation process and identification of the accused
Seeing the seriousness of the matter, on the instructions of DCP Metro, a joint team of Special Staff Metro and Kashmiri Gate Metro Police Station was formed. The team scanned several CCTV footages, analyzed mobile data and identified the accused through technical surveillance. Investigation revealed that both were going towards Badrinath on a new motorcycle. After this, the police team chased them throughout the night and caught both of them by conducting a search operation at various hotels and places of stay in Chamoli.
Identification and recovery of the accused
The arrested accused have been identified as Mohit Mishra (24), resident of Sonia Vihar, Delhi and Satyam Singh (25), resident of Sonia Vihar, Delhi. Both are originally from Gonda, Uttar Pradesh. A previous case of robbery is also registered against Satyam in Shastri Park police station. Police have recovered a motorcycle and Rs 20,500 in cash from the possession of the accused. The recovery of the entire amount of fraud and investigation of other facts is going on. The team that took action included a joint team of Special Staff Metro and Kashmiri Gate Metro Police Station.