Ghaziabad police has arrested five members of a gang of Bawarias -- a tribal community notorious for committing robberies and other criminal activities.
Acting on a tip-off, police raided the hideout of the criminals near the Hamdard factory. They recovered from their possession an expensive Ganesh idol which they had stolen from Badalpur in Gautam Budh Nagar.
According to police, Rs 3,700 in cash, looted from Badalpur area, was also recovered from them. On investigation, a case of dacoity was found registered against them in Badalpur Police Station.
Besides, police also recovered two Aadhar cards, a ladies' purse and some jewellery from them.
During interrogation, they confessed to their crimes and revealed their identities as Shri Ram, a resident of Meerut; Vinod, Deepak and Arun -- all from Tronica City here -- and Sonu, a resident of Amroha.
In all, seven criminal cases, including for robberies and burglaries, were found registered against them in different police stations of Meerut.
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--IANS
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