Allahabad: Police busted an inter-state gang involved in loot of trucks on highways with the arrest of three persons near Mauaima road on Wednesday.
Cops also seized a stolen SUV and Rs 1,800 cash from their possession.
The arrested persons were identified as Shakeel (gang’s kingpin) of Pratapgarh, Rajkumar Yadav of Allahabad and Jitendra Singh alias Jeetu of Fatehpur. SSP, Allahabad, Satyarth Anirudh Pankaj told TOI that Shakeel carried a cash reward of Rs 45,000, including Rs 25,000 from Kanpur and Rs 20,000 from Kaushambi, and was wanted by police in connection with 15 criminal cases.
He said Rajkumar was also wanted in connection with two criminal cases.
“The gang used to loot trucks and sell it off in Jharkhand, Maharashtra, Odisha and Telangana. The criminals used to tie up drivers and cleaners and leave them on roadside after looting trucks,” he said.
The SSP said the gang was active for last 12 years. The car seized by cops was stolen from Delhi.
Meanwhile, Daraganj police arrested four robbers, identified as Anmol Pandey alias Raja Pandit of Jhunsi, Veer Singh of Katka, Sumit Kumar Yadav alias Matku of Jhunsi and Milind Shukla alias Nandan of Sarayinayat, while they were plotting a crime near Kali Sadak.
Cops seized five live cartridges and country-made pistols of .12 bore and .315 bore.
Cops also seized a stolen SUV and Rs 1,800 cash from their possession.
The arrested persons were identified as Shakeel (gang’s kingpin) of Pratapgarh, Rajkumar Yadav of Allahabad and Jitendra Singh alias Jeetu of Fatehpur. SSP, Allahabad, Satyarth Anirudh Pankaj told TOI that Shakeel carried a cash reward of Rs 45,000, including Rs 25,000 from Kanpur and Rs 20,000 from Kaushambi, and was wanted by police in connection with 15 criminal cases.
He said Rajkumar was also wanted in connection with two criminal cases.
“The gang used to loot trucks and sell it off in Jharkhand, Maharashtra, Odisha and Telangana. The criminals used to tie up drivers and cleaners and leave them on roadside after looting trucks,” he said.
The SSP said the gang was active for last 12 years. The car seized by cops was stolen from Delhi.
Meanwhile, Daraganj police arrested four robbers, identified as Anmol Pandey alias Raja Pandit of Jhunsi, Veer Singh of Katka, Sumit Kumar Yadav alias Matku of Jhunsi and Milind Shukla alias Nandan of Sarayinayat, while they were plotting a crime near Kali Sadak.
Cops seized five live cartridges and country-made pistols of .12 bore and .315 bore.
Trending Topics
LATEST VIDEOS
More from TOI
Navbharat Times
Featured Today in Travel
Get the app