Five arrested for planning to decamp with valuables

Acting on a tip off, police conducted a raid in New Town and arrested the accused.

Cops came to know that a group of miscreants had chalked out a plan to decamp with valuables from a house.

Based on a specific information, police was waiting at the spot where all the five were supposed to assemble.

After waiting for around an hour, the police, who were in plainclothes, found the miscreants reaching the spot one after the other.

They gheraoed them from all sides and caught them red handed.

Some of them attempted to escape. But the policemen chased them and arrested the miscreants.

Police said the five arrested people are SK Sarif (22), a resident of Satragachi at Moukhali in Howrah, Tahzeeb Ahmed (29) of Howrah, Goni Gazi (19), a resident of Nandakishor Para in South 24-Parganas

and Anup Bhim (36) of Mahadebpur in Nadia and Satyajit Pramanik of Thakdari Pramanik Para in New Town.

Police recovered a sharp knife and iron rods from the miscreants.

It may be mentioned that the police have intensified its vigil in the area and it has helped in reducing crime in the area.

Police have initiated interrogation to know whether others are involved in their racket. They are also trying to know whether they are involved in anymore cases of dacoity.

A police officer said one of them is a local resident and he had chalked out the plan to decamp with the valuables from the house. They had also conducted a reccee in the area before attempting to commit the crime.