A gang of burglars, which specialised in breaking into flats in multi-storeyed societies, was busted in Ghaziabad with the arrest of three people, police said on Tuesday.
Addressing a Press conference, Circle Officer Indirapuram Atul Yadav said a police patrol on Monday night in sector-3 Vasundhara saw three people acting suspiciously and asked them to stop. The three tried to flee but police team chased and nabbed them, said the official.
The trio was taken to the Indirapuram Police Station where they confessed committing burglaries in apartments of housing societies in Ghaziabad and Noida.
Police recovered jewellery worth over Rs10 lakh, Rs50,000 cash, lED TV, instruments to break padlocks & latches and two knives from their possession. The jewelleries included 20 gold rings, three wrist watches, four gold chains, eight ear rings, a Buddha idol, a Ganesha idol.
The three identified themselves as Kamal Singh, a resident of Ghaziabad; Mahendra and lalit, both residents of Delhi. “We have invited the victims to verify their stolen product in the police station,” added the CO.