A four-member gang of burglars including a woman was busted by Ratibad police and recovered copper wire worth Rs1 lakh from their possession.
According to the police, acting on a tip off, Raju alias Rajesh Jaiswal (32) along with Bimla Bai (30), Babulal Gaud (48) and Prahlad Singh Rathod (22) were detained from Nasrullahganj. When the four were questioned they confirmed to burglary in the nearby areas.
Around 1.5 quintals of copper wire worth Rs1 lakh was recovered from their possession.
During investigation it was found that the main accused Raju deserted his wife and used to live with Bimla Bai. He was heavily addicted to liquor and was fond of lavish lifestyle.
The main accused lured Babulal and Prahlad for burglary with drinks and good food and they agreed to the offer. The four used to recce the shops having copper wire and would burgle them later. Raju used to work as scrap dealer due to which he never faced any problem in selling the stolen copper wires and it is also one of the reasons that the gang used to burgle copper wires.
Apart from helping the gang in burglary, Bimla worked as a cover for the gang and the locals never suspected that woman would help or accompany the gang in burglary said the police.
Accused have confirmed that they have burgled copper wire from shops at Neelbad and Ratibad area.
Police said that it is possible that during the investigation accused might confess to more burglaries.