Delhi Swiggy delivery boy steals mobile phones, laptops to meet online IPL betting expenses, arrested
The Delhi Police on Wednesday arrested a 30-year-old Swiggy delivery boy for alleged thefts reported in Mandawali, Shakarpur, Laxmi Nagar, and adjoining localities.
According to the police, the accused, identified as Vikram Kumar, also known as Vicky, 30, would often leave his house in the early hours of the day to break into houses, as his job as a food delivery agent frequently took him through these areas.
'Many people would not worry about locking their houses during 6-8 am. Most of them would be busy taking a bath or cooking. He would sneak into some houses where he had delivered food earlier, and steal mobile phones or laptops lying on tables near the entrances,' a police officer said.
According to the police, Vicky was into online IPL betting that couldn't keep up with his income and hence he resorted to stealing electronic items, the police said.
A total of 10 mobile phones and one laptop were recovered from him, which solved six e-FIRs of house thefts, the police said.
Vicky has over 16 cases lodged against him at different police stations, said an officer. He has been arrested multiple times before and was out on bail. He came into the police's crosshairs again after he stole two mobile phones from the Shakarpur area, the officer said.
'Vicky was apprehended from a vacant plot situated between Hyundai Showroom and Aditi Apartment, Narwana Road, Mandawali. Appropriate legal action has been initiated under Section 35(1)(E) BNSS at Mandawali police station,' Abhishek Dhania, Deputy Commissioner of Police (East), said.
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