An inter-State gang ‘Pasonda’ was busted by Delhi Police with the arrest of five people involved in several cases of robbery and snatching including looting of a licenced revolver of Union Minister Arun Jaitley’s assistant Parliamentary secretary, in east Delhi’s Shahdara on Wednesday.
Deputy Commissioner of Police, Shahdara district, Nupur Prasad said the five members of the inter-State gang, all residents of Pasonda in Ghaziabad, was arrested during raids conducted recently at many places.
The DCP further stated that the alleged members of the ‘Pasonda Gang’ were identified as Imran, Nadim, Shahnawaz, Rizwan and Shadab, who were involved in 43 criminal cases including robbery and snatching, that have been solved with their arrest, said the police official.
Police also said the revolver looted from an assistant parliamentary secretary of the Union minister Arun Jaitley, was recovered from accused Shadab.
Besides, the revolver, two country made pistols, jewellery items, and two stolen motor cycles were also recovered from the accused, they said.
The five have been found to be involved in several criminal cases registered against them at various police stations in Shahdara district.