NEW DELHI: A selfie in front of an aircraft at Mumbai airport proved to be unlucky for a criminal who was capturing his moment of his first flight. The picture posted on Facebook landed him jail.Police tracked down Raju Sonkar — accused in robbery cases — using the aircraft number through which they mapped the route he had flown.Police found that Sonkar had deboarded at IGI airport and was staying in Delhi to evade arrest after committing a spate of robberies in Mumbai. He told the police that he came to Delhi after every two robberies to avoid suspicion.Sonkar, a resident of Gonda in Uttar Pradesh, had been working as a salesman in Mumbai for the past 10 years. He confessed to a crime committed in Mumbai’s Khar area, where he along with his four friends robbed an elderly couple’s house.Sonkar got to know about the couple from his cousin who worked there as a cook. Considering the couple to be an easy target, Sonkar along with his accomplices, Hasim, Shivnath, Kallu and Santosh ransacked their house when the woman was alone at home and fled with Rs 25 lakh in cash and jewellery worth Rs 8 lakh.A case under Sections 381 (theft by clerk or servant of property in possession of master), 341 (Punishment for wrongful restraint), 452 (house-trespass after preparation for hurt, assault or wrongful restraint), 397 (robbery, or dacoity, with attempt to cause death or grievous hurt) and 34 (Acts done by several persons in furtherance of common intention) of the IPC was registered and teams were formed to nab the accused.After Mumbai police got clues about Sonkar being in Delhi, they informed the officials here. “A team was formed and we started investigating into the matter,” said Jatin Narwal, deputy commissioner of police (north).Police said Sonkar came to Delhi on Friday and started living with his relative in Daryaganj. They have recovered Rs 7.52 lakh cash and gold jewellery from him.