Gang of highway robbers busted, 8 arrested; goods seized


Team Udayavani, Oct 29, 2018, 12:57 PM IST

Muzaffarnagar (UP): Eight persons were arrested as police busted a gang of highway robbers, a senior police official said here Monday, adding Rs 5 lakh cash and goods were seized from their possession. Four pistols were also found in the possession of the gang members, SP (city) Ombir Singh said. 

The gang was busted Sunday, he said, adding its members confessed to have looted people on highways in Muzaffarnagar, Rampur, Moradabad, Hapur, Basti, Bijnore, Meerut as well places in Haryana, Uttarakhand and West Bengal. Cash worth Rs 5 lakh, 335 cartons of cosmetics, a car and four pistols were found in the possession of the accused, the officer said. 

The gang came on the police radar after a truck loaded with consignments of Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL) was looted by the accused at Muzaffarnagar two weeks ago. Police also seized 335 cartons of goods looted from Ghaziabad and Noida.

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