The district crime branch on Monday busted a notorious gang of thieves and arrested six persons including the kingpin of gang. Valuables worth Rs 18 lakh were sized from their possession, informed an official statement released from the office of Superintendent of Police Durg Dr Anand Chhabda.
According to police the ‘Khappar gang’ was active in the district for past two years and had successfully executed about 24 burglary incidents. “After committing any theft, all the gang members would disperse and never stood together. The gang leader Kaliram has earlier also been arrested in connection with theft incidents,” the police said.
The accused were arrested on a tip-off however the gang members after falling into police dragnet started to raise allegations against each other of implicating. However cops kept on hammering away the gang members until they divulged all the required information. During the interrogation session the accused told police that they had committed thefts in about 24 houses situated in several locations across Bhilai. The accused used to live a lavish life without any proper source of income, which was a ground for probing into the case, cops said.
Police have seized 420 grams of gold, 3.5 kg silver cash Rs 200 and other items worthRs 18 lakh from their possession. The accused were identified as Anish alias Khappar (21) resident of Naven Nagar Charoda, Kaliram Jal (21) of Stationpara Supela, Golu Sikha (19) of stationpara Puraina, Sunil Nag (19) stationpara Puraina, Satish Kumar (42) resident of 554 zone 1 Charoda Bhilai-3 and Santosh Gadhewal (33) Azad Chowk Bhilai.