Gujarat: Robbers loot 40 kg human hair worth Rs 2 lakh; 5 arrested

Five robbers looted 40 kg of human hair from a trader in Rajkot city of Gujarat. Police were successful in cracking the case.

Rajkot (Gujarat): Criminals laying hands on ornaments, diamond-studded jewellery, and precious items happens every other day but robbers in Rajkot city of Gujarat were recently caught for stealing two sacks of human hair. The 40 kg hair was worth Rs 2 lakh, an apt target for the five robbers. Human hair is used in making wigs which has huge international demand.

According to the complaint filed by Pushpendra Singh, a human hair trader from Uttar Pradesh, who buys hair from barber shops in Gujarat and sells it to traders in Kolkata, he had purchased 40kg of hair worth Rs 2 lakh from two salons on Raiya road in Rajkot. Singh was going to Morbi on a motorcycle after purchasing hair from Rajkot on Tuesday night.

When Pushpendra Singh reached Raia Road in Rajkot, three persons travelling in an auto-rickshaw and two riding on a bike began chasing Pushpendra's bike. The criminals intercepted Pushpendra and looted two sacks containing 40 kg of hair. Pushpendra then immediately informed the police. Upon receiving information, the police swung into action.

Raids were conducted at all possible hideouts of the criminals. Finally, the five robbers were arrested by the police from Pipliya village on the outskirts of Rajkot on Thursday. The two sacks containing 40 kg of hair were also recovered from the miscreants' possession.

Inspector M G Vasava of Gandhigram police station said, "We have arrested five persons involved in the looting of 40 kg of human hair. The accused have been identified as Rohit alias Piyush Pareshbhai Dabhi, Lalji Naginbhai Chauhan, Ravi alias Hemantbhai Chavda, Rahul alias Talo Rajubhai Chauhan and Purushotambhai Hadabhai Parmar. Several police teams were constituted to arrest the five robbers."