Bokaro: Seven members of a gang involved in 13 theft cases registered across Saria, Dhanwar, Birni, Hirodih, and Bagodar police stations in Giridih district have been arrested from Dhanwar, police said on Thursday.The accused have been identified as Kanhaiya Kumar Singh, Sujit Kumar Singh, Krish Kumar, Santosh Prasad, Harsh Kumar, Anil Verma, and Rajesh Kumar Kasera, all residents of Dhanwar area.Giridih SP Bimal Kumar said, “A special investigation team (SIT) was constituted following a spate of burglaries in the Bagodar-Saria and Khori Mahua subdivisions. Patrol teams from Saria police station and Bharkatta outpost chased suspects fleeing after a theft in Bagodih on Oct 16. The accused fled under the cover of darkness but abandoned a motorcycle, a mobile phone, and an iron tool which provided crucial leads.”Acting on technical evidence and intelligence inputs, police conducted raids at Dhanwar and arrested the seven accused, who allegedly confessed to their involvement in the thefts. Stolen valuables, including 24.5 grams of melted gold, a silver anklet, Rs 25,000 in cash, around 25 kg of brass and bronze utensils, two LPG cylinders, besides two motorcycles, three mobile phones, and tools used in the crime cases have been seized, police added.
