Archive · 14 Sep 2025
Delhi Truck Driver Arrested in Staged Copper Scrap Robbery
A truck driver, Manish Kumar, claimed he was robbed of copper scrap after being injected.
Police investigated and found it was a setup.
Kumar, along with others, planned the theft of 6,000 kg of copper.
They pretended to be robbed after Kumar was injected.
CCTV footage and call records led to their arrests.
Police recovered the stolen copper.
Manish Kumar reported being robbed of copper scrap after being injected.
Police investigation revealed the robbery was staged.
The incident occurred on September 9 in Delhi.
Aditya, Arun Soni, and Ramzan were also arrested in connection to the case.
Police recovered the stolen copper scrap.
- Who
- Manish Kumar, Aditya, Arun Soni, Ramzan
- What
- Staged robbery of copper scrap
- When
- September 9
- Where
- Delhi
- Why
- To steal copper scrap
Police
Perpetrators
Nature of Incident
Police
The police see this as a premeditated crime of staging a robbery for profit.
Perpetrators
The perpetrators pretended they were robbed to steal copper scrap.
- Victim
- Manish Kumar
- Arrested
- Manish Kumar, Aditya, Arun Soni, Ramzan
- Location of Incident
- Ring Road, Delhi
- Date of Incident
- September 9
- Copper Scrap Weight
- 6,000 kg
- Alleged Initial Claim
- Robbery involving sedation
- Actual Crime
- Staged robbery for copper theft
