Gang of Bangladeshi burglars busted in Delhi
June 13th, 2010 - 6:59 pm ICT by IANSNew Delhi, June 13 (IANS) A gang of Bangladeshi burglars, involved in 21 cases of burglaries and thefts in posh localities of south Delhi, has been busted, police said Sunday.
The three-member Bangladeshi gang, comprising Mohammad Babu alias Mental, 39, Mohammad Suman, 23, and Mohammad Sujan, 25, was arrested Saturday from Lodhi Colony.
“We have busted a gang of burglars of Bangladeshi origin involved in 21 cases of burglaries and thefts in posh localities of south Delhi,” a senior police official said.
The police team constituted to nab the burglars received a tip-off about the movement of the gang leader ‘Mental Babu’.
“He was arrested from P.V. Hostel area near Dayal Singh College,” the official said.
During interrogation, it was revealed that the gang members had made their hideouts in Noida area to commit crime in south Delhi.
“After three-four heists they would go either to West Bengal or to Bangladesh to dispose of the stolen articles to avoid recovery by the police in case of arrest,” he said.
A case under Arms Act and The Foreigners Act was registered against the three burglars at the Lodhi Colony police station.
Police have recovered gold jewellery worth Rs.2 lakh, coins of different countries and house-breaking implements from them.
- Gang of Bangladeshi burglars busted (Lead) - Jun 13, 2010
- Two held for robberies in Delhi - May 24, 2010
- Police unearth burglars' gang involving Rajasthan tribesmen - Aug 03, 2009
- Man arrested for thefts at marriage functions - Dec 07, 2010
- Three rag pickers held with Rs.10 lakh in valuables, cash - Feb 20, 2011
- Jewellery stolen from Hindu temples recovered in Bangladesh - Feb 19, 2011
- Video clip by student leads to arrest of burglars - Dec 16, 2009
- Man arrested for snatching foreigner's bag - Nov 11, 2011
- 5 Bangladeshi robbers nabbed in Delhi - Mar 10, 2011
- Bangladeshi who snatched gold chains arrested - May 12, 2010
- Five held for burglaries - Mar 25, 2011
- Boy behind Delhi's 'burgle and burn' gang held - Feb 19, 2011
- Two held for robbing Delhi jewellery shops - Mar 16, 2011
- Haryana police busts gang of highway robbers - May 05, 2012
- Gang of metal thieves busted - Oct 13, 2010
Tags: babu, burglaries, burglars, dayal singh college, gang leader, gang members, hideouts, hostel, interrogation, lakh, localities, mohammad, police official, police station, police team, south delhi, sujan, suman, west bengal, worth rs