Jehangirabad police have registered a case against five member gang of women operating as burka-clad thieves who were arrested by Hoshangabad police on March 28. The women confessed to have stolen gold ornaments worth Rs2.5 lakh on December 11, 2014 and attempted robbery at saree shop in Hoshangabad on March 28.
According to the police, on December 11, 2014, the victim Rahul Sahu had gone for work leaving his mother to take care of the shop. Five burka-clad women reached the shop and asked for bangles and while his mother was busy in showing the bangles, one of the accused dropped a bangle and when his mother bowed to pick the bangle, the accused women took a box filled with gold jewellery.
Even after watching the CCTV footages, the victim was not able to identify the accused. He identified them when he spotted them in photographs published in a newspaper after they were nabbed by Hoshangabad police on March 28 while they were trying to steal goods from a cloth store.
After identifying the accused, the victim lodged a complaint with the Jehangirabad police. The five were identified as Firoza (45), Rukka (40), Gulshana (35), Sehnaaz (32) and Sameena (28). The five are residents of Kalla Shah ka Ahata and are siblings. The accused are daughter of Munni Chotti, a notorious thief of the past.
The accused used to steal by visiting shops in veil and would hide the valuables in the veil and escape with the valuables. The accused women confessed to stealing gold ornaments worth Rs2.75 lakh from the jewellery shop. Police claims that in the investigation, the gang would confess more thefts and stealing of goods in the city and nearby areas.