Interstate racket of salaried thieves busted by Nagpur police

Nagpur police have arrested a gang of robbers who used to commit the crime and were recruited by someone on a salary and commission basis. According to reports, these thieves were paid a certain amount as commission for each theft.

Nagpur: In a never seen before concept, the Nagpur police have busted an interstate racket run by thieves who were recruited by someone on a stipulated salary were paid commission on each robbery they carried out.

Although the arrest of robbers is not new, the concept of them being paid a monthly salary to flick mobile phones and purses off people does strike as odd.

Reportedly, these thieves were paid a monthly salary of ten to fifteen thousand rupees and the city police have nabbed a gang of mobile thieves by setting a trap from Beltarodi in Nagpur. This gang includes professional thieves from Bihar and Jharkhand.

The group recruited minor boys for carrying out the theft of mobile phones and purses, who often operated in small groups. After committing the crime in different cities, these robbers would return to their home states as their modus operandi.

It was a big challenge for Nagpur police to find them as their accommodation was not fixed. However, they managed to nab them.

After the arrest of four members, the cops are now making efforts to nab their mastermind. Most important thing is that the gang is interstate and is operated from Bihar.

The Nagpur police have confiscated five mobiles from the arrested and identified them as Shaikh Sajju, Shaikh Rabbul, Shaikh Shiyaz and Shaikh Kasim.