Muzaffarnagar Police Arrest Four Alleged Electrical Theft Gang Members, Two Injured

Police in Muzaffarnagar have arrested four alleged members of a gang accused of stealing electrical equipment from tube wells and valuable components from transformers. Two of the accused were injured after being hit by police fire during an encounter, while the other two were arrested after the police surrounded the area.

The action was carried out under Operation Kisan Prahari by a joint team of Kakarouli Police and SOG Dehat. Police said the operation led to the detection of nine cases involving the theft of electrical equipment in the Chhapar, Mirapur, Sikheda, Ramraj, Bhopa and Jansath police station areas.

The incident took place on 30 October, when the joint team of Kakarouli Police and SOG Dehat was checking suspicious people and vehicles at Ashram Crossroads. During the checking, four suspected persons were seen approaching on two motorcycles.

When the police signalled them to stop, the suspects allegedly turned around and tried to flee. During the escape, the two motorcycles collided with each other and fell. The accused then entered sugarcane fields and allegedly opened fire at the police team.

According to the police, the team retaliated, and two of the accused were injured by bullets. Both were arrested while injured. During a combing operation in the area, the police also arrested the other two accused.

The police said that during questioning, the accused told them that they had formed an organised gang. The gang allegedly stole electrical equipment and wires from tube wells, as well as components from transformers. The stolen material was then sold for profit.

Police said that Adnan works as a scrap dealer and that members of the gang used to sell the stolen material to him.

The arrested accused have been identified as Kaleem alias Bihari, a resident of Nirana under Sikheda police station; Abid, a resident of Nirana under Sikheda police station; Adnan, a resident of Mansurpur; and Shadab, a resident of Nirana under Sikheda police station.

Police said that the injured accused, Kaleem alias Bihari, is a history-sheeter. More than 30 cases have been registered against him at different police stations. He has also been described as the gang leader of the theft gang linked to Sikheda police station.

The recovery made during the operation includes three copper angles, three copper cutouts, 14 copper strips, five kilograms of copper wire, three electrical cables, one bundle of aluminium wire and eight transformer coils.

The police also recovered two illegal country-made pistols of 315 bore, four live cartridges and two spent cartridges. Two motorcycles allegedly used by the accused were also seized.

The operation was conducted under the supervision of SSP Suraj Kumar Rai. It was carried out under the direction of SP Rural Akshay Sanjay Mahadik and CO Bhopa Radharaman Singh, and under the leadership of Station House Officer Deepak Chaudhary and SOG Dehat in-charge Mohit Chaudhary.

Police have registered a case against the accused and started further legal proceedings.

The report was filed by Anmol Kumar from Muzaffarnagar. The contact number provided with the report is 7078215007.