11 individuals, including nine members of a dacoity gang held

Nine members of an inter-State dacoity gang have been arrested by the Cyberabad police on Wednesday for stealing large portions of copper wires and different electrical materials from numerous building websites.

Commissioner of Police V.C. Sajjanar mentioned that the gang dedicated seven offences in Shankarpally, RC Puram and Dundigal, and Narsingi police station limits. Stolen property price ₹ 55 lakh, including an SUV and 11 cell phones have been recovered from their possession.

The accused, Pradeep Kushwaha (27), Kuldeep (23), Madhav Singh (29), Dharmender Singh (32), Sanjay (21), hail from numerous elements of Rajasthan, whereas Nihal Singh (22), Shailendra Singh (22), Dharmendra (26), and Satyabhan Singh (23), are the native of Uttar Pradesh. They all labored as electricians at a similar at New Delhi and bought acquainted.

The police additionally arrested stolen property receivers, Manish Kumar (25), of Deepak Electricals, Kondapur and Govula Vijay Kumar (35), a scrap seller from Hafeezpet.

The gang got here to Hyderabad and labored as electricians in the course of the day, and recce the premises. Between 11 p.m. and three a.m. within the night time they used to enter the development website and decamp with the property, Mr. Sajjanar mentioned.

In the final one week, the gang dedicated 5 offences, and final yr they have been concerned two, he mentioned.

“They used an SUV while committing an offence and threatened the security guard or the site incharge by brandishing a country-made pistol and tied them with ropes in a room, before they decamped with the material,” the officer mentioned.

The stolen property was bought to receivers Manish and Vijay Kumar at a cheaper worth. For occasion, if the market worth of a materials was ₹ 1,000, the gang used to dispose it at ₹ 400 or ₹ 500, which was later bought at prevailing market worth by the receivers, Mr. Sajjanar mentioned.

Police additionally discovered that the accused gang members have been concerned in related offences in Delhi, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh.

After receiving related complaints from completely different police station, a particular workforce beneath the supervision of Shamshabad DCP N Prakash Reddy, Traffic DCP Vijay Kumar SM and Balanagar DCP PV Padmaja, have been shaped to nab the dacoity gang members who have been additionally attacking the safety guards and others in case resist.

The Commissioner suggested the employers to confirm the antecedents of the employees earlier than hiring them and deploy ample safety personnel on the premises.