Gwala gang executed similar robberies in Moradabad also
LUCKNOW: The notorious Gwala gang involved in the sensational Rs 20-lakh loot from staff members of United Bank of India here on July 14 has been found to be involved in similar crimes in Moradabad district.
In past fortnight, a series of loot incidents were reported outside several banks in Moradabad district. In the CCTV footage of these incidents sourced from the Moradabad police by inspectorgeneral (IG) of police, Lucknow zone, A Satish Ganesh, one of the accused involved in crimes in Moradabad and Lucknow has been identified.
The IG has also sent the footage to crime branch sleuths, who are camping in Jaipaiguri district, West Bengal, where roots of the Gwala gang have been traced. Identification of a Gwala gang member involved in crimes in Moradabad and the Rs 20-lakh loot outside UBI in Lucknow is a big achievement for the Lucknow police, said sources. Ganesh has also shared the CCTV footage with all IG zones of the state in a bid to alert them about the Gwala gang’s activities. “From the CCTV footage obtained from SSP Moradabad we have been able to establish that the same Gwala gang which had carried out the UBI bank loot in Lucknow on July 14 is also involved in similar crimes in Moradabad,” said the IG. The Gwala gang is turning out
From the CCTV footage obtained from SSP Moradabad we have been able to establish that the same Gwala gang which had carried out the Rs 20 lakh loot in Lucknow on July 14 is also involved in similar crimes in Moradabad A SATISH GANESH, IG of police
to be a big menace for Lucknow and other cities of north India, as their involvement is suspected in at least half a dozen major loots in the state capital and adjoining cities in the past two months.
“Coordination with cops from Bihar, West Bengal, Rajasthan and Andhra Pradesh has gradually led to the identification of Gwala criminal tribe settled on the border of Bihar and West Bengal,” said Ganesh.
The IG said the detailed study suggested that some members of the criminal tribe ‘Kanjad’ of Rajasthan gradually migrated to Katihar district in Bihar and Jalpaidgudi district in West Bengal located on the border of the two states around two generations ago. He said the ‘Kanjad’ surname gradually transformed into ‘Kunjur’ and then to ‘Gwala’.
The IG asserted that the group members’ language also transformed into a new language that is a mix of their basic tribal language and Bengali with Bihar accent, making it difficult for others to understand their conversation.