Nagpur: In a major breakthrough, the Lakadganj police busted a 4-member Bihar gang involved in looting an accountant of railway contractor of Rs 9 lakh last month. The arrests were made in Pune.
The accused have been identified as Rinku Kumar Yadav (24), Vishal Kumar Yadav (24), Makhan KumarYadav (40) and Amar Gawala (42), are residents of Katihar district of Bihar.
According to police, the notorious gang members are accused in a series of criminal cases registered in Maharashtra, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh. The gang members came to Nagpur last month. They saw Amol, the accountant of the railway contractor, withdrawing cash from Axis Bank near Telephone Exchange Chowk. The accused chased him and fled after snatching his bag.
Police checked CCTV footage and after identifying the criminals, the Unit No. 3 of Crime Branch went to Pune and arrested the accused persons. Rs 1.27 lakh cash, seven mobile phones, bogus Aadhar cards, have been seized by the police.