Following arrest of a man belonging to notorious Pardhi gang, police on Saturday claimed to solve the robbery incident wherein the gang members after taking a family hostage in a house in Dhamtari city had committed the crime.
The incident had happened at Gujarati colony at Dhamtari city on April 3, 2016, Inspector General of Police (IGP) (Raipur) Pradeep Gupta informed reporters. A similar incident had happened at Raigarh on July 6 and a man of Pardhi community was arrested in this connection.
“Based on the inputs provided by the man held in Raigarh and other evidences gathered during the course of investigation, police zeroed in on the gang of Rajesh Solanki (a member of Pardhi community) hailing from Aurangabad in Maharashtra,” the IGP said. Solanki was then arrested who has confessed of the crime. He has also accepted that apart from theft committed at Gujarati colony, his gang had committed theft in the house of Dr Rathore in Dhamtari, the IGP added. According to him, jewellery worth Rs 7.50 lakh has been seized and the rest of the absconding gang members will also be arrested soon.