Varanasi: Rohaniya police on Saturday busted a freeway looters’ gang and arrested eight of its members. The cops additionally seized a looted truck with items loaded on it and recovered Rs 1.40 lakh money and a automotive from them.
The gang members had looted the truck on March 19 after searching for elevate from its driver.
Producing the arrested looters earlier than reporters, deputy commissioner of police (Varuna zone) Aarti Singh mentioned a staff of cops led by inspector Rohaniya Upendra Singh succeeded in arresting Sanjay Singh, Sandeep Jaiswal, Mujammil Khan, Ashok Yadav, Sonu Kumar, Haseeb Khan of Ghazipur, Dinesh Kumar and Shaukat Khan of Bihar. The looted truck was loaded with quintals of products, together with branded shampoos, soaps and tea packets contained in cartons and gunny baggage. The automotive utilized by looters and a money Rs 1.45 lakh and cell phones have been additionally seized from them, the cop added.
The DCP mentioned on March 27 a truck driver, Ram Kumar Yadav alias Chhotu of Alinagar in Chandauli district, had lodged a grievance with Rohania police. As per his grievance, after loading items on his truck from a transport firm on March 19, Chhotu had left Varanasi to ship the products in neighbouring districts.
Whereas he was passing by way of Akhri by-pass highway, the miscreants requested him for a elevate. After getting on the truck, they tied him in a blanket and later shifted him right into a automotive. They later fled the scene with the truck. The looters later dumped Chhotu on a area close to Sahedi village and escaped.
The gang members had looted the truck on March 19 after searching for elevate from its driver.
Producing the arrested looters earlier than reporters, deputy commissioner of police (Varuna zone) Aarti Singh mentioned a staff of cops led by inspector Rohaniya Upendra Singh succeeded in arresting Sanjay Singh, Sandeep Jaiswal, Mujammil Khan, Ashok Yadav, Sonu Kumar, Haseeb Khan of Ghazipur, Dinesh Kumar and Shaukat Khan of Bihar. The looted truck was loaded with quintals of products, together with branded shampoos, soaps and tea packets contained in cartons and gunny baggage. The automotive utilized by looters and a money Rs 1.45 lakh and cell phones have been additionally seized from them, the cop added.
The DCP mentioned on March 27 a truck driver, Ram Kumar Yadav alias Chhotu of Alinagar in Chandauli district, had lodged a grievance with Rohania police. As per his grievance, after loading items on his truck from a transport firm on March 19, Chhotu had left Varanasi to ship the products in neighbouring districts.
Whereas he was passing by way of Akhri by-pass highway, the miscreants requested him for a elevate. After getting on the truck, they tied him in a blanket and later shifted him right into a automotive. They later fled the scene with the truck. The looters later dumped Chhotu on a area close to Sahedi village and escaped.