Delhi Police Arrests Man for Stealing Medical Equipment and 17 for Cybercrimes
The Delhi Police’s Saket police station has arrested a man named Yogesh Kumar, who allegedly stole expensive medical equipment from hospitals by posing as a medical equipment representative. Yogesh was caught on August 29 and confessed to stealing two pieces of medical equipment worth around four to five lakhs. He sold the stolen equipment online at cheaper prices. The police recovered one indirect ophthalmoscope and one scan pachymeter from his possession.
The case was registered on August 19 after Max Hospital, Saket, filed a complaint regarding the theft of an indirect ophthalmoscope from their ophthalmology department. The police team analyzed CCTV footage and gathered inputs from technical sources to identify Yogesh, a 55-year-old resident of Shahibabad, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh. He worked for a company that supplies medical equipment to hospitals and had stolen equipment from Max Hospital and Yashoda Hospital, Kaushambi, Uttar Pradesh.
Meanwhile, Delhi Police have arrested 17 individuals accused of various cybercrimes in a series of raids conducted across multiple states. Rohit Meena, DCP South West, stated, ‘The Cyber South West district apprehended 17 suspects involved in various cybercrimes. Multiple teams conducted raids across different states as part of a week-long Special Cyber Ops.’ Raids were carried out in Mewat, Ajmer, Jodhpur in Rajasthan, Deoghar and Dumka in Jharkhand, Rajgarh and Sehore in Madhya Pradesh, Samastipur in Bihar, Giridih and Jamtara in Jharkhand, Pratapgarh in Uttar Pradesh, and Mumbai.
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Delhi Police -: Delhi Police is the law enforcement agency responsible for maintaining law and order in Delhi, the capital city of India.
Saket station -: Saket station is one of the police stations in Delhi, located in the Saket area, which is a neighborhood in South Delhi.
Yogesh Kumar -: Yogesh Kumar is the name of the man who was arrested by the Delhi Police for stealing medical equipment from hospitals.
Medical equipment -: Medical equipment refers to tools and machines used by doctors and nurses to diagnose and treat patients, like X-ray machines or stethoscopes.
Indirect ophthalmoscope -: An indirect ophthalmoscope is a special tool used by eye doctors to look at the back of a person’s eye to check for any problems.
Scan pachymeter -: A scan pachymeter is a device used to measure the thickness of the cornea, which is the clear front part of the eye.
Cybercrimes -: Cybercrimes are illegal activities that involve computers or the internet, like hacking or stealing personal information online.