A member of the notorious ‘Advani gang’, wanted for over a dozen crimes, including loot, robbery, vehicle theft and ATM thefts was arrested on Monday. The accused was carrying a reward of Rs 50,000. The culprit has also been served a jail term in the past.
According to police, on May 2018 a complaint was filed by Devesh Kumar of Ghaziabad in connection with uprooting an ATM machine in Wazirabad under Sector-53 police station.
The arrested accused has been identified as, Irshad who hails from Nuh district, was arrested on June 17 during a raid conducted by Inspector Naveen, In-charge of Sector-31 Crime Unit and his team on the basis of a tip-off.
During the preliminary interrogation, Irshad confessed his involvement in three dozen cases which were serious in nature which he had committed along with his accomplices over the past several years in multiple districts.
“The accused was an active member of Advani gang known for ATM thefts. He told us that before stealing an ATM, two members would recce the area and then later would come in the night with a pick-up truck and uproot the ATM kiosk,” said Shamsher Singh Dahiya, ACP (Crime-II).
“He was one of the most wanted criminals identified by the district police. The culprit was sent to police custody by a local court and further investigations are on,” he said.
It may be noted that The Special Task Force (STF) of the Haryana police had prepared a list of most wanted criminals of whom several have been arrested.
“We are reviewing our most wanted criminal’s list and also working towards our team strengths. Besides wanted criminals we are also working on to curb illegal supplying of drugs and weapons in the state,” the STF officer said.