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6 members of notorious Irani gang arrested

Last Updated 18 March 2016, 20:11 IST

The CCB police arrested six members of the notorious Irani gang and seized stolen jewellery and vehicles worth Rs 10 lakh.

The arrested have been identified as: Yasir Ali, 45 and  Tekki Ali, 42, both from Thane district in Maharashtra; Hasheem Dhara Jafrey Irani, 26; SK Hassan, 24; Sajjath and Sadique Ali, all four from Guntakal, Anantapur in Andhra Pradesh.

The kingpin of the gang Yasir Ali was residing at Bhiwandi, Thane in Maharastra. The other five suspects are all Ali’s relatives. Yasir and Tekki Ali were staying at a lodge at Hosur in Tamil Nadu. Others from Guntakal joined the two and stayed at the same lodge. They had stolen two bikes and a car that was used to commit the crimes.

Their modus operandi was to identify women aged 50 and above, claim to be policemen and then rob them of their ornaments, said the police.

Yasir Ali and Tekki Ali went in one bike, while others would follow them in another bike. They would waylay women on the way, tell them that there was a murder in the next lane and advise them to keep their ornaments safe. They would then collect their ornaments on the pretext of covering them in a paper and abscond.

The suspects operated in Hulimavu, Whitefield and other areas, said the police.They adopted a similar modus operandi and indulged in robberies in major cities such as Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra and Karnataka. Cases have been registered.

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(Published 18 March 2016, 20:11 IST)

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