Mumbai, June 10
The Mumbai Police’s Kurar unit have busted a gang of robbers and arrested four accused, said officials here on Tuesday.
During police interrogation, it was revealed that the accused are history sheeters. The gang also had a woman member.
One of the accused, Abdul Ansari alias Appu Khota, a resident of Goregaon East, has more than 47 robbery cases registered against him. The other three accused have been identified as Deepali Bhul alias Deepali Sharma, Suraj Jadhav and Akash Pawar.
The officials said that the accused, Suraj Jadhav, is an auto-rickshaw driver living in the Malad area. He used to provide information to the other accused about which houses were locked.
The gang would then target and rob those empty houses. Appu Khota is the main accused who guided his associates, said the officials.
Several cases have been registered against him at the Aarey, Dindoshi and Kurar police stations, as well as other police stations.
He has also been convicted in a previous case, according to a police officer. Khota, however, never mended his ways and continued to commit crimes.
In the particular case registered at the Kurar police, the gang stole gold ornaments and Rs 4.72 lakh cash.