GURUGRAM: A new gang of carjackers is on the prowl on the Dwarka Expressway that strikes in isolated stretches not covered by CCTV cameras.The gang usually targets cars with just the driver and no other occupant, mostly those returning home late from work. The modus of operandi of the gang is simple — they ram into the car from behind with theirs, and the moment the driver steps out to check the damage, three persons grab him from behind.One usually snatches the car keys and any valuables the driver has, then the men push him aside and drive away with both vehicles. Two SUVs have been snatched in this manner along the expressway in the last week alone.Police believe that those involved in these robberies are different from other gangs which snatch vehicles at gunpoint . “Our teams are working to track the accused,” said ACP (crime) Shamsher Singh. He urged commuters to be wary of such incidents while driving after dark.On Tuesday, a Toyota Fortuner was snatched from a businessman by three unidentified armed men in Sikanderpur Bada village. He was on his way home to Dhanwapur when a car hit his SUV from behind around 12.30am. When he exited the SUV, the men snatched the key and fled. Similarly, on January 6, three men allegedly snatched a car from its owner at gunpoint with the same modus operandi at Pataudi Chowk around 10.15pm.New sector residents blamed lack of police presence in the area for the crimes. Sudesh Sharma, a resident of Sector 82, said a large number of people have moved into houses in new sectors along the expressway, but police presence or patrolling is very limited.“Most of the roads have no streetlights, and it is not safe to step out of the house after dark,” Sharma said.

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