Gunga police have busted a vehicle-lifter gang and its aide helping in disposing of stolen vehicles and goods and recovered valuables worth Rs 6.5 lakh from their possession on Sunday.
The accused confessed to eight burglaries said DIG Bhopal Dharmendra Choudhary while speaking with the media persons on Friday.
He said that the gang was busted after a pick-up loading van bearing registration number MP08GA 0633 was traced carrying stolen goods near Imli Chowk.
The driver identified as Arun Vij of Bhopal confessed buying the goods from scrap dealer in Jamner of Guna.
Based on the details a police team was dispatched to Guna where Sharif was questioned and he failed to provide relevant documents and confessed burglaries and disposing stolen goods with Sanjay Shrisvastava of Bhopal and three others.
From Guna a Mahindra Scorpio bearing registration number MP37C0776 was seized which was used for carrying the stolen goods.
During the investigation 24 batteries, 8 big batteries and around 2 quintals of copper wire worth Rs 6.5 lakh was recovered. Two vehicles which were used in the burglaries were also recovered.
The accused confessed burglaries in Gunga, Vidisha and Raisen.
Police arrested five accused identified as as Sanjay Shrivastava (38 ), Saeed Khan (32), Arun Vij (30), Vipin Sahu (22) of Bhopal and Sharif Khan(50) of Guna.
The arrested accused revealed details of three gang members Ashiq, Rambabu and Sukha Kabadi of Raisen which are absconding. The accused Saeed, Sanjay, Ashiq, Rambabu and Sharif Kabadi have been booked by Bhopal, Raisen, Vidisha and Guna.