Jaipur, Sep 30
In a major breakthrough against organised crime, Jhalawar Police have busted the notorious Hemraj Suman gang, arresting 13 members, including one woman.
The gang, involved in crimes ranging from insurance fraud and honeytrap extortion to arms and drug smuggling, had been under police surveillance for months. Superintendent of Police Amit Kumar said that on September 24, the Kotwali Intelligence Officer filed a confidential report about the gang’s activities.
The group allegedly financed tractors and other large vehicles in the names of poor farmers, destroyed them, and then lodged false theft reports to fraudulently claim lakhs in insurance.
Police devised a strategy and, under the directions of SP Kumar and ASP Chiranjilal Meena, deployed nearly 20 teams to raid locations in Jhalawar, Jhalrapatan, Sarola, and Kota.
Investigations reveal that hundreds of tractors may have been destroyed in Jhalawar, Baran, and other regions as part of the fraud. A Special Investigation Team (SIT) led by DySPs Harshraj Singh Khareda and Prem Kumar is probing further, officials confirmed.