Accused nabbed in Ashok Vihar while trying to flee with the loot

The Delhi Police Crime Branch on Monday busted a gang of women thieves who allegedly targeted weddings across Delhi-NCR.

The accused, identified as Rano, Varsha and Manisha, hail from Rajgarh district of Madhya Pradesh.

Joint Commissioner of Police (Crime) Ravindra Yadav said the trio had confessed to have stolen at 100 marriage functions.

Accomplice nabbed

To carry out the thefts, the gang members had roped in a local auto driver to ferry them to and fro from the venues.

The women and the driver, Satish Yadav, were nabbed from Ashok Vihar when they were fleeing after committing a theft at a marriage function there.

Goods recovered

“We also recovered a bag containing stolen cash of ₹32,000, two bags and branded clothes from the accused,” said Mr. Yadav.

He added that the accused mostly targeted high-profile weddings. Their recent heist was at Hotel Lalit in Connaught Place.

The police said the women would confuse guests at the weddings by making opposite claims and take advantage of the situation to commit the thefts.

Further, to avoid suspicion, they would mingle with the crowd and spend a long time at the venues.

Having once gained proximity to the families, they would target the person who would be looking after the gifts.

Interrogation has revealed that the women used to rent a house for a month or two in a city before moving to another city. They used to operate mostly at night.

Tricks of the trade

On how the gang was busted, the offer said a team supervised by ACP Sanjay Sehrawat and DCP Madhur Verma was set up to analyse CCTV footage at the various banquet halls, hotels and farmhouses where the accused had struck.

“In all the cases, it was seen that the women had taken all precautions to avoid their faces from being captured on CCTV cameras. They kept away from photographers and videographers,” said Mr. Yadav.

Further, with the arrest of other similar gangs from the same village and their interrogation, the police learnt about the identities of the women and their possible hideouts.

Probe on

The police are now considering visiting the village where the gang hails from to gather more information as the accused are tight-lipped on certain queries.