The GRP Itarsi busted a five-member interstate gang of thieves and recovered jewelry worth Rs11 lakh from their possession.
In the wake of increasing number of thefts in trains GRP Itarsi started sudden checking of trains and on June 13, five miscreants were nabbed from train number 15017 Kashi Express and when the miscreants were quizzed they confessed five thefts in Madhya Pradesh.
The accused committed crimes in Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Uttarakhand and other states.
The five nabbed accused were identified as Satyawaan Singh (42), Valindar alias Virendra Sansi (33), Ashok Kumar (46), Sanjeev Kumar alias Ranveer Sansi (41) and Rajesh Sansi (33) all are residents of Haryana.
During the investigation the gang members confessed that they used to target passengers who were scheduled to attend marriages as they would carry higher amount of cash and valuables. The miscreants used to move in group and would gather near the target and later after acquainting with the victim they would steal valuables from the luggage of the victim in the name of helping the victim. They would assure the victim they are helping in adjusting the luggage during which they would remove the valuables from the luggage or purse carrying valuables and would escape.
The miscreants committed crimes in Madhya Pradesh in the last three months. They would move across states to evade arrest and would target another victim in other state and would continue with the same pattern. They were wanted in several thefts said police.