Gang stealing money from villagers at banks busted

Nagpur: With the arrest of two miscreants, local crime branch (LCB) of rural police on Wednesday busted a gang of miscreants who used to steal money from villagers, mostly senior citizens, at banks.
The accused have been identified as Golu alias Mohsin Raza and Haidar Ali. Earlier, LCB sleuths, led by PI Anil Jittawar, had arrested Mohd Sheikh on June 4, which led to arrest of the other two.
According to police, the tricksters used to target villagers who would visit banks for withdrawing or depositing money. The accused used to offer the villagers help with counting their money by giving reasons such as fake notes. They took out some notes from the bundle before giving it back to villagers.
Several such incidents were reported at Kalmeshwar, Katol and other places in city. LCB sleuths started investigation and nabbed Sheikh who spilled beans about his other accomplices.
Sources said the accused targeted citizens in Kalmeshwwar, Katol, Ramtek, Sakkardara, Sihora and Sity in Bhandara district and Nagbhid in Chandrapur district.
Meanwhile, rural police have urged citizens not to fall prey to such frauds and report if such incidents occurred.