Iranian arrested for posing as Intelligence agent, robbing foreign nationals

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Iranian arrested for posing as Intelligence agent, robbing foreign nationals

Monday, 20 June 2022 | Staff Reporter | NEW DELHI

An Iranian national has been arrested by the Delhi Police for allegedly posing as an intelligence agent and robbing foreign nationals on the pretext of checking their bags for drugs and illegal currency, said officials on Sunday. The police said the accused and his associates often targeted foreign nationals near big hospitals. The accused, identified as Hossein Rezafard Ahmad, came to India on a medical visa in May this year.

According to EshaPandey, the Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), Southeast district, a complaint filed by a Sudanese national MohdBakryat Lajpat Nagar police station on June 16 in which the complainant alleged that he along with his wife was returning home from a hospital in Greater Kailash when suddenly three people came in a car and stopped them.

"Thereafter, they introduced themselves as officials from the intelligence agency and started searching the victim's bag. After searching the bag, the accused fled away from the spot. When the complainant looked into his hand bag, he found that currency, including Rs 50,000, USD 6500 and some Sudanese Pound, was missing".

Accordingly, a case under section 379 (punishment for theft) of the Indian Penal Code was registered at Lajpat Nagar police station and investigation of the case was taken up," said the DCP.

"The CCTV footage of the cameras installed near the place of incident was analysed and a suspected car was identified. When the owner of the car was contacted, he said he had sold the vehicle around three months ago to one Nawab. On reaching Nawab's last address, it was found that he had already left Gurgaon. Then Nawab's mobile number was put on surveillance," said the DCP.

" The team finally succeeded in arresting Nawab's co-associate Ahmad and he was taken into police custody. During the course of investigation, Ahmed confessed to his crime. Police also recovered USD 2,000, 4,000 Sudanese Pound, 28,000 Iranian Riyal, 200 Saudi Riyal, 5,000 INR and a car used in the commission of crime from his possession," said the DCP adding that efforts have been taken to trace the associates of the Iranian national.

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