Gang of women burglars busted
28 March 2015 5:29 AM IST
With the arrest of seven persons, including six women, the police have busted a gang of women burglars, who mostly targeted shops in outer, West and North-west Delhi late at night. The gang had allegedly committed 17 burglaries in the outer district alone so far in 2015, police said on Thursday.
The arrested gang members were identified as Geeta (45), Kanu (35), Santoshi (30), Bhoori (30), Manori (30), Bharti (23) and Upender Singh (45). Singh owns an anto-rickshaw and allegedly took the women to the crime spots and also bring them back after the late night burglaries.
After a series of burglaries reported in outer district of Delhi Police, with notable similarities in every incident, a special team was formed to track the burglars. The team started from Mongolpuri area and hundreds of CCTV footages obtained from shops around the burgled premises were scrutinised. Soon, the women were spotted, said Shweta Chauhan, Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police (Outer).
“The modus-operandi was very typical, in which five women would provide cover with their shawls as if they were changing their clothes, and meanwhile break the lock and bend the shutter with an instrument. Then, one of them – preferably the one who was lean, thin and the youngest of all – would sneak into the shop and steal cash and other valuables,” said a police official.
The arrested gang members were identified as Geeta (45), Kanu (35), Santoshi (30), Bhoori (30), Manori (30), Bharti (23) and Upender Singh (45). Singh owns an anto-rickshaw and allegedly took the women to the crime spots and also bring them back after the late night burglaries.
After a series of burglaries reported in outer district of Delhi Police, with notable similarities in every incident, a special team was formed to track the burglars. The team started from Mongolpuri area and hundreds of CCTV footages obtained from shops around the burgled premises were scrutinised. Soon, the women were spotted, said Shweta Chauhan, Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police (Outer).
“The modus-operandi was very typical, in which five women would provide cover with their shawls as if they were changing their clothes, and meanwhile break the lock and bend the shutter with an instrument. Then, one of them – preferably the one who was lean, thin and the youngest of all – would sneak into the shop and steal cash and other valuables,” said a police official.
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