The sleuths of Central Crime Branch (CCB) have arrested another member of a Gujarat-based gang that recently committed series of lifting and other crimes in the city, police said.
CCB personnel have nabbed Dasrath Bhai Patel (34) of Gujarat who was the part of Gujarat-based gang which executed series of crimes in the city and recovered cash worth Rs19.50 lakh from his possession, said Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) (Crime) Archana Jha, adding that the arrested gang member also indulged in money laundering activities.
Based on inputs received from arrested gang members, CCB sleuths have arrested Dasrath from Surat-based apartment, Jha said.
It may be recalled that CCB on August 28 claimed to have busted an inter-state gang which executed forgery, lifting and other crimes in the city and other parts of Chhattisgarh in past few months.
In this connection, CCB has already arrested 10 members, including Ajay Machrekar (40), Pawan (60), Chandrakant Parmar (40), Jayandra Bajrangi (57), Vijay Machrekar (32), Satish Nath Parmar (40), Prateek Pawnekar (18), laxman Gagadekar (37), Dasrath (34) and Raman Patel (38).
From their possession, CCB personnel have recovered cash, motorcycles, a four-wheeler and tools totalling around Rs7.80 lakh from their possession.