Deepak disclosed that he’s a faculty dropout and lives in Meerut, police mentioned. (File)
New Delhi:
A 27-year-old man was arrested on Monday for allegedly snatching cash from an e-rickshaw driver whereas posing as a transgender individual in north Delhi, police mentioned.
Deepak alias Shivani was arrested close to the Chandani Chowk metro station by a group of patrol employees from the Kotwali police station, they mentioned.
”Deepak, posing as a transgender, was working away after snatching Rs 810 from an e-rickshaw driver when our group caught him,” Deputy Commissioner of Police (North) Manoj Kumar Meena mentioned.
Throughout interrogation, Deepak disclosed that he’s a faculty dropout and lives in Meerut, police mentioned.
He used to reside within the space of Yamuna Bazar at any time when he got here to Delhi, they added.
Based on police, Deepak is a drug addict and he dedicated snatchings and thefts in busy market areas to make fast cash. He would additionally put on sarees to pose as a transgender and beg, they mentioned.
One other officer mentioned Deepak disclosed that tricking individuals into pondering he was a transgender individual labored out effectively for him.
Deepak was beforehand concerned in seven legal circumstances akin to snatching, theft and beneath the Arms Act, police added.
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