Rajkot: A gang of five robbers was busted in Gandhidham of Kutch district on Thursday.
Police said they arrested Vishwajitkumar Jha (23), Saurabh Jha (21), Mahendra Gohil (19), Mahesh Makwana (23) and Rajesh Makwana (21) on the basis of a tip-off.
“We had received a tip-off about some suspects having gathered at a hut of Gandhidham cargo. Acting on this information, we raided the spot. Vishwajitkumar and Saurabh were found from the spot. As they were armed with knives, when we interrogated them they confessed to having committed a series of robberies,” said J A Padhiyar, inspector with Mundra police station.
Vishwajitkumar and Saurabh are from Sakri village of Munidhachi taluka in Darbhanga district of Bihar. They have settled in Bageshrinagar-3 Society of Varshamedi village of Anjar taluka. During their interrogation, they revealed the names of Gohil, Mahesh Makwana and Rajesh as their gang members, following which the police arrested them.
The accused confessed to having committed as many as nine robberies and thefts including those of five motorcycles, cellphones and cash in Kutch district in the past three months.
“The accused said they would target truck drivers and labourers on the highway and commit loot at knife point. We recovered two knives from their possession. Also seized were five motorcycles that they had looted or stolen and had used in several crimes,” added Padhiyar.