Busting an interstate gang of robbers, Bokaro police arrested a member of a gang involved in the loot of 1.05 lakh from a youth who worked in Bharat Finance private company at Chamsobad in Bokaro on March 12. The member of the gang identified as Lakhan Panday, native of Chas area,was arrested from his house and brought to Chas police station for interrogation, said Chas SDPO Bahaman Tuti in a press conference on Saturday afternoon.
“The man had been earlier arrested identified as the main accused namely Jitendra Bauri in the case. A third member , who is also believed to be the mastermind behind the robbery along with these two, is yet to be arrested and efforts to nab him is on.Police also recovered Rs 26,480,two motorbikes and one tab from him," he said.
It is fully professional gang of robbers that mainly targets the private company loan firms and carries out recce before the crime, the SDPO said. A member of the gang first reached at Chamsobad on March 12 and was followed by other members of the gang while the main accused continued to give them instructions from unknown place.
Around three unidentified youths on March 12 intercepted a youth who was coming back after collection on his motorbike as he reached near Chamsobad while all three criminals intercepted him in broad daylight and at the gun point looted around 1.05 him and also beaten up him.