Fear prevailed in the township of Kankhal when it was discovered that a gang of dacoits who wear under garments (kaccha baniyan gang) have become active in the area. On Saturday night the dacoits looted a house in Rudra Vihar colony when four members of the family were present at home. The gangsters held them captive and looted cash and valuable items from the house. The search is on for the dacoits, said the police.
On Saturday night, dacoits looted the house of Vikas Kumar when he along with his mother, wife and younger son were sleeping. They broke open the door of the house and manhandled Vikas Kumar and held other family members captive.
Speaking to The Pioneer, the police station in charge of Kankhal police station Omkant Bhushan said, “In the morning we received the information and after questioning it seems to be the activity of the dacoit gang which is notoriously known as ‘Kaccha Baniyan dhari gang’.
They had threatened to kill the small child of the family. The hunt for the dacoits is on. We are screening the CCTV footage of the area and hope to nab the culprits soon.”