‘Chaddi gang’ came from Bengaluru: Police Commissioner Anupam Agarwal

PTI, Jul 10, 2024, 1:33 PM IST

Mangaluru: The Chaddi Gang from Madhya Pradesh, which had been arrested for a robbery in Mangaluru, had traveled from Bengaluru to commit the crime. After the robbery, they were returning to Yeshwantpur, Bengaluru, informed Mangaluru Police Commissioner Anupam Agarwal.

The same gang has been involved in several theft and robbery cases in Bengaluru, Rajasthan, and Madhya Pradesh. One of the accused, Raju, has ten cases against him. This is a professional gang of robbers. It has been confirmed that the same gang was responsible for the recent theft in Kodikal, Mangaluru. Fingerprint analysis will be used to gather information on crimes this gang may have committed across the country, the commissioner said.

Commissioner Agarwal announced a cash reward of Rs 50,000 for the team that apprehended the robbers.

The commissioner also reported that when the suspects were taken to a location near Mulki this morning to conduct a site inspection where they had thrown a rod, the two suspects attacked the police and tried to escape, resulting in the police shooting them in the leg.