The Ashoka Garden police have successfully nabbed five members of gang of robbers on Saturday and claimed to have solved three cases registered few weeks ago.
While addressing the mediapersons, Superintendent of Police Bhopal (South) Anshuman Singh told that the gang members were involved in three robberies reported in the past three weeks. During the investigation, the police received the information that two residents of Adarsh Nagar were trying to sell mobile phones. Then the police reached the spot and nabbed Pawan Sen. When Sen was interrogated, he accepted that he had committed the robberies with the help of Virendra Vishwakarma (18), Dileep Malviya (20), Babloo Harijan alias Shivnarayan (21) and Chotu alias Chotelal (25). On the leads provided by him, the police arrested his accomplices also.
Singh told that the gang members used to spend money on alcohol and food in expensive hotels. They used to work as daily wage labourers at different places and commit crimes in group of 2-4 persons, he added.
During the investigation, the police have recovered Rs30,000 in cash, few knives, wallets, a watch, ATM cards, and identity cards of the victims, three mobile phones and motorbike used in the crime.
The police have started searching the criminal records of the accused and have confirmed that the gang might have committed more robberies.