Four members of a gang involved in stealing water pumps were nabbed from Gandhi Nagar area by crime branch Bhopal on Tuesday; the gang was involved in stealing electrical goods for the past four years.
According to the police acting on a tip four miscreants were nabbed from Badwai village and recovered water pump worth Rs 20000 from their possession.
In the initial investigation the four were identified as Jitendra Ahirwar (25), Narendra Ahirwar Ahirwar (19), Ajay Ahirwar (19) and Ghyanshyam Ahirwar (22).
Three out of the four accused used to work as helper while one used to work as electrician.
The thefts were planned as Jitendra Parihar used to work as electrician and would visit the farms to repair electrical faults and water pumps with faults and he used to accompany Narendra, Ajay and Ghanshyam. During the visits Jitendra was paid Rs 200- Rs 300 and while repairing one of the water pump in his village Badwai he decided to steal the water pump and later the water pump was kept at their house.
During the investigation crime branch Bhopal acting on a tip detained the miscreants near Rajiv Gandhi College where they were trying to sell the water pump and when they were questioned they told the police that the water pump belongs to their relative and his is suffering from illness and require money for treatment due to which they want to sell the water pump but when they were questioned further they confessed that they have stolen the water pump.
Jitendra used to work as electrician for the past 4-5 years in the area and was aware of the electrical goods used in his village and nearby areas and used the same information in planning thefts in the area.