Influencer in day and robber at night steals bag arrested in Delhi
Pawan alias Calvin alias Network of Madangir area got caught after he allegedly snatched bag of cash from a man in North Delhi’s Civil Lines area
New Delhi, March 12
The Delhi Police arrested a social media influencer for allegedly snatching a bag of cash from a businessman in North Delhi’s Civil Lines.
The accused was identified as Pawan alias Calvin alias Network of Madangir area. He posted dance videos and funny reels and had over 16,000 followers on Instagram but committed thefts along with his associate in the evenings.
Pawan revealed during questioning that he took to crime to earn easy money. He was previously arrested in a similar case involving the theft of a bag.
As per the case details, R Shrinivas Rao alleged that his bag containing Rs 3 lakh and documents was snatched outside St Stephen’s Hospital on March 4. The accused fled on foot before speeding away on a scooter driven by another person.
DCP (North), Raja Banthia stated that the suspect was caught in the CCTV footage. His path was traced using CCTV footage to the address in Madangir.
The investigators recovered Rs 1.10 lakh of the stolen money. The snatched bag was also found from a nullah near ITO, police added.
