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Wednesday, Feb 02, 2005

Andhra Pradesh

Andhra Pradesh

Scooter dickey gang busted

By Our Staff Reporter

HYDERABAD, FEB. 1. Four members of an inter-State gang, allegedly responsible for 18 scooter dickey offences in and around the city, were arrested by the Saroornagar police at the Andhra Bank Kothapet branch office. An amount of Rs. 1.40 lakhs, two motorcycles and four cell phones were recovered from their possession, the Inspector, M. Chandrashekhar, said on Tuesday.

Following the spurt in scooter dickey offences from August last, plainclothesmen were deployed at banks to keep a watch. On Monday, the constables noticed four men moving under suspicious circumstances and alerted Mr. Chandrashekhar and Detective Sub-Inspector, N. Saidulu, who rushed there and apprehended them.

The accused

The arrested -- Rakesh Kumar Thakur (32), of Kanpur in Uttar Pradesh, and Bunty Gwala (24), Mithun Gwala (19), and Amar Gwala, 24, all natives of Padapokar village in Jelpaigudi district of West Bengal, confessed to have committed 18 offences in and around the twin cities.

Rakesh Kumar came into contact with one Chandan, and the duo resorted to stealing money from scooter dickeys. They allegedly committed several offences in Assam, Delhi, Allahabad, Aligarh, Gorakpur and Bulendeswar cities. Later, Rakesh formed his own gang with the other accused. Fearing arrest, the gang came to Hyderabad and committed several offences. They used to go to their native place, spend the stolen money and return to the city to commit series of offences, the Saroornagar ACP, Jaganmohan Reddy, said.

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