JabalpurTill now you must have heard and seen thieves stealing gold, silver or other valuables from houses. But Jabalpur Police of Madhya Pradesh has exposed a strange gang of thieves. This gang used to steal paan masala and cigarettes from shops and sell them in the market at low prices. Hence Jabalpur Police has arrested all the five thieves of the gang.
Gadha police station in-charge Nilesh Dohre said that a gang of five thieves has been caught. They used to steal paan masala, gutka and expensive cigarettes from shops. They used to supply them in the market at low prices. When the accused were asked the reason for this, they said that paan masala and cigarettes could be easily sold in the market. That is why they used to steal together and carry out the incident. Expensive cigarettes and paan masala worth 1.5 lakhs have been recovered from their possession.
Expensive cigarettes and pan-masala worth 1.5 lakh recovered
According to the police, the accused Shabbir Mansuri, Shahnaz Mohammad Abid Shariq and Irfan formed a gang and used to commit thefts. The incidents of theft of pan masala and cigarettes were increasing in the city. The police suspected that the crime was being committed as a gang. Hence, CCTV and cameras were searched. The accused were arrested.
They used to break shutters of shops, have gone to jail
The accused were so clever that they used to first do a recce of the shops. Then they used to break the shutter and commit the theft. In this way the thieves committed dozens of incidents. When the police interrogated the accused, they confessed to stealing paan-masala and cigarettes from many shops in the city. However, the accused have gone to jail before this as well. Even after being released from jail, the accused used to commit theft. They have once again been caught by the police.
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FIRST PUBLISHED : August 30, 2024, 19:40 IST
