The Government Railway Police (GRP), Bhopal, nabbed five members of an inter-State gang involved in 11 cases of robbery and theft of valuables from train passengers and recovered goods worth Rs 21 lakh from their possession.
In joint efforts by GRP Bina, GRP Khandwa and GRP Gwalior five members of Sansi gang were nabbed and valuables worth Rs 21 lakh were burgled from their possession.
The nabbed accused were identified as Anil Sansi (27), Jagpal Sansi (48), Vinod Sansi (32), Mahipal (50), Jogendra Sansi (28) all residents of Haryana.
Accused used to target women passengers and passengers which were asleep and would escape with purse and trolley. They would help the victim passengers in loading and unloading of luggage during which they would escape or would remove valuables from their luggage.
Police said that the accused confessed that the accused would also snatch belongings of passengers and for committing crime they would form human chain.
The accused have confessed burglaries and robberies in the past one year. Police have recovered gold and silver jewelry and cash. The total recovery from the accused was more than Rs 21 lakh including Rs 7 lakh cash. Gold and silver jewelry worth Rs 14 lakh was recovered from their possession.
During the investigation police found that the gang members used to target passengers of sleeper class and general compartments as the access was easier in these compartments.
The accused targeted the passengers in the state and would have disposed stolen goods in the state which would be investigated.