Sikligar gang that targeted 10 houses in eight days held

During interrogation, the trio admitted to targeting houses in Rajkot and different villages in Junagadh distr...Read More
Rajkot: The local crime branch of Rajkot rural police nabbed three burglars of Sikligar gang involved in at least 10 burglaries in Rajkot and Junagadh districts in a span of eight days this month.
Police said that based on information, the three gang members Dharam Singh Sikligar, Darshan Singh Sikligar and Imrat Singh Sikligar were nabbed near Gomta Chowkdi in Gondal on Monday. Police are yet to arrest their accomplice Arjun Singh Sikligar. During interrogation, the trio admitted to targeting houses in Dhoraji and Upleta in Rajkot and different villages in Junagadh district between March 4 and March 12.
According to police, the gang used to steal cars and use them while executing the burglary. After the theft they would abandon the cars at a deserted place and escape. Cops are questioning them about their accomplice and also about the stolen booty.
Records revealed that Dharam Singh was also booked in 2012 at Manavadar police station in Junagadh for murder. Darshan Singh was booked at different police stations in Surat between 2009 and 2011 for burglary and vehicle theft.
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