Ludhiana: Division Number 5 police have busted a gang of four persons, including two women, which used identify soft targets and rob them of cash and valuables.
As per the police, if their victims showed resistance, the women members of the gang used to threaten them with implication in a fake sexual harassment case.
Those arrested are Muskan, Davinder Singh, Priya and her husband Sahil Suri.
Investigating officer ASI Sukhdev Singh said they had received a complaint from Om Nath Sidh of Rajasthan, who said that when he was travelling from Hoshiarpur to Jaipur, his bus stopped at Ludhiana bus stand. “He had de-boarded from the bus to urinate when the accused overpowered him. They looted his mobile, watch, wallet containing Rs 5,000 and a debit card. When he resisted and tried to raise an alarm, the women threatened to implicate him in a sexual harassment case,” he added.
The ASI said that Davinder, Muskan and Sahil have been executing similar crimes for the past few years. “The trio have at least three FIRs registered against them of similar offences and faced arrests as well. They came out on bail and again indulged in the crime. This time, Sahil’s wife Priya also joined them. The accused confessed to have executed at least five such crimes recently near the bus stand area. However, in many cases, the complainant did not approach the police out of fear,” the cop said. They accused have been booked under sections 379B (snatching) and 34 (act done by several persons in furtherance of common intention) of the IPC.
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As per the police, if their victims showed resistance, the women members of the gang used to threaten them with implication in a fake sexual harassment case.
Those arrested are Muskan, Davinder Singh, Priya and her husband Sahil Suri.
Investigating officer ASI Sukhdev Singh said they had received a complaint from Om Nath Sidh of Rajasthan, who said that when he was travelling from Hoshiarpur to Jaipur, his bus stopped at Ludhiana bus stand. “He had de-boarded from the bus to urinate when the accused overpowered him. They looted his mobile, watch, wallet containing Rs 5,000 and a debit card. When he resisted and tried to raise an alarm, the women threatened to implicate him in a sexual harassment case,” he added.
The ASI said that Davinder, Muskan and Sahil have been executing similar crimes for the past few years. “The trio have at least three FIRs registered against them of similar offences and faced arrests as well. They came out on bail and again indulged in the crime. This time, Sahil’s wife Priya also joined them. The accused confessed to have executed at least five such crimes recently near the bus stand area. However, in many cases, the complainant did not approach the police out of fear,” the cop said. They accused have been booked under sections 379B (snatching) and 34 (act done by several persons in furtherance of common intention) of the IPC.
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