Seven members of Pardhi dacoit gang arrested

Tuesday, October 9, 2007, 10:15 [IST]

Korba, Chhattisgarh, Oct 8 (UNI) Seven members of dreaded Pardhi dacoit gang were arrested from Bhimsenia forest in Pali area in this district last evening, police said.

On a tip-off that seven armed people were roaming in forest, a police team cordoned off the area and nabbed the bandits. During interrogation, the arrested admitted to having links with the Pardhi gang.

Pardhi gang had committed several crimes like loot and dacoity.

Some of its member were arrested in Bilaspur recently.

The criminals used to move about as mobile vendors of wristwatches. Police have seized rods, sticks, etc from them.

The bandits would struck somewhere if police had not arrested them.

UNI

Topics: CRIME-CHHATTISGARH-PARDHI GANG-ARRESTED

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