Four members of a gang involved in wedding thefts were arrested from the Delhi-Gurugram border, police said on Thursday. According per police, Rajkumar alias Raju, 50, Sumit, 30, Mohit, 19, and Karan, 30, were arrested near Ghitorni metro station on Wednesday when they were planning to target a wedding function.

The members of this gang, most of whom are from Rajgarh in Madhya Pradesh, used children or women to enter weddings taking place in posh areas and steal bags full of cash and jewellery.

The thieves were part of ‘Band Baja Baraat’ gang, that get active during the wedding season in Delhi and other parts of city, said Additional Commissioner of Police Sanjay Bhatia, as per media reports.

Deputy Commissioner Of Police (Crime) Vikram Singh’s Statement

According to Deputy Commissioner of Police (Crime) Vikram Singh said that the four people arrested on Wednesday are residents of Karia village in Rajgarh district of Madhya Pradesh. This area is notorious for supplying young recruits to organized crime gangs that commit thefts at wedding ceremonies across the country.

He said that, “We have busted a Rajgarh-based gang which was involved in lifting bags from wedding functions. A group of 4-5 people was involved in the crime. Two of them would enter the wedding, steal the bags and hand them over to other members, who then took them to Rajgarh. They operate on a specific modus operandi, where children are trained in Rajgarh and exchanged between groups in an agreement.”

Speaking to ANI he said that, “Given their modus operandi, recovery chances are slim, but we have seized five mobile phones and 13 SIM cards. We are further looking into the case.”

“This gang operates in Delhi and other states. With the arrest of four people, we have solved two cases in Alipur, where many wedding venues are located. The gang was also involved in similar cases reported in Chhatarpur and Hisar as well,” Singh said.

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