Gang involved in 27 housebreak cases held, valuables worth ₹1.8 cr. recovered
The Hindu
The Basavanagudi police arrested a gang of three allegedly involved in over 27 housebreak thefts and recovered 3.2 kg of gold valuables among other articles worth ₹1.8 crore.The accused, identified as
The Basavanagudi police arrested a gang of three allegedly involved in over 27 housebreak thefts and recovered 3.2 kg of gold valuables among other articles worth ₹1.8 crore. The accused, identified as Bilal Mondal, 33, from West Bengal, Saleem Rafiq Sheikh, 43, from Maharashtra, and Mohammed Jalik from Bihar used to come to the city by flight, stay in a rented apartment in Parappana Agrahara, and purchase second-hand bikes on commercial online sites to recce locked houses, the police said. They would then break into the houses and steal valuables and take them away to Mumbai or Hyderabad where they would dispose them and share the money.More Related News