In yet another breakthrough, the police on Sunday nabbed two members of a burglars' gang active in the steel city. They were involved in cases of theft and burglary. Those arrested have been identified as Mohammed Reyaz and Manish Singh, both residents of Ranikudar and Kadma area of the city.
Officer-in-charge, Jugsalai police station, Arun Kumar Mishra, said that the police have also recovered stolen goods worth over `1 lakh. Mishra said but one of the burglars, who was later identified as Mohammed Ramzan, managed to escape the spot taking advantage of the crowd.
During interrogation, the arrested persons divulged that they had been committing the burglary since the past two months from the residential quarters especially in Bistupur and Kadma localities of the city.
According to police, after a preliminary interrogation of the burglars, a police team had verified whether the whereabouts the arrested persons had mentioned was correct or not. The police had also verified the whereabouts of Ramzan, who is a resident of Shastrinagar locality in Kadma.
The police said the arrested persons will be send to jail tomorrow only after the interrogation is over. "We are trying to control the spurt in petty crimes in the city and we have been successful in arresting quite a few thieves involved in the reported cases but I think there is a need to ensure proper night watch. We are planning to increase the movement of mobile police," said an official. He added that maximum cases of thefts have been reported from Bistupur, Sakchi and Golmuri areas this year. The police would increase vigil in these areas.