Temple theft gang busted in Chandauli; 4 arrested
Varanasi: In a joint action, the Ilia and Shahabganj police of Chandauli district busted a gang involved in a series of temple thefts and arrested four of its members late on Sunday night.
The police recovered 394 brass bells of various sizes, four white metal crowns, two white metal statue eyes, and tools used in the theft, including a hacksaw with four blades, a motorcycle, and Rs 1,500 cash.
ASP (Operations) Digambar Kushwaha on Monday said that Ilia police received inputs regarding the gathering of miscreants near Kali Mata Temple in Kalani village on Sunday night. They alerted Shahabganj police to surround the area from the other side.
After midnight, the joint police team raided the temple compound and arrested gang leader Dheeraj Tiwari (27), his sibling Neeraj Tiwari (29), and their cousin Atul Tiwari (24) from Jamalpur area in Mirzapur district.
During initial interrogation, they confessed to their involvement in stealing bells, silver crowns, and other items from temples in different police station areas of Chandauli over the past 10 days.
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They revealed that they sold the stolen goods to one Deepak Kumar alias Deepu (19), a utensil shop owner in Jamalpur, Mirzapur. Based on their information, police raided Jamalpur and nabbed Deepu along with the stolen items.
However, one of their gang members, Raju Seth, managed to escape.
Police said Dheeraj has six theft cases lodged against him and the gang was active in the district for the past 15 days. For almost five days, they conducted recce of the district areas and later targeted the temples. After stealing brass bells, they sold them to Deepu for Rs 470 per kg, while silver crowns were sold at higher prices.
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