Hanumanganj police has busted a gang of five women late in the night on Monday near Chaitanya Market at Ghora Nakkas. The gang members used to recce posing as beggars in the day and target shops and burgle in the night.
Police received a tip off regarding burglaries in the old city area and in the investigation found that women posing as beggars used to watch shops for long and in the investigation narrowed down on the gang members and revealed the crimes of the gang.
The arrested gang members are identified as Shanti Ahirwar (46) of Chhola Road, Jyoti Malviya (49), of Ashoka Garden, Chaya Chouhan (22), of Dussehra ground, Kanchan alias Muskan Yadav (25) and Lalita Bhalavi (35) of Ashoka Garden.
After receiving tip off regarding gang members at the area police acted swiftly and rushed to spot and nabbed the gang which was planning to target mobile shop in the late night.
Police have recovered an iron rod, fret saw blade, hammer, screwdriver and a whistle from their possession. A case under section 401 of the IPC has been registered against the gang members.
Interestingly the gang members used to wander in market areas during day as beggars and then target shops which were not installed with CCTV cameras. After burglary the gang returned to houses, sell off the valuables and distribute among themselves and remain inactive for some days.
They were produced in the court on Tuesday and sent under police custody. Police would investigate involvement of gang members in other criminal activities.