Five members of Baheliya gang nabbed for robbery

NOIDA: Following a brief gun battle, the Gautam Buddh Nagar police on late Wednesday night arrested five members of the notorious Baheliya gang, who were involved in a number of robbery and dacoity incidents in various districts of Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh, police said on Thursday. Police stated that the gang would set up small tents along the roadside and disguise as desi davakhana in order to mislead police.

“Acting on a tip-off that the gang would be coming to Noida to commit a major robbery, police conducted a check on late night and intercepted their vehicle following which the criminals opened fire on police party.

When police retaliated, five members of the gang were arrested near Cambridge School in sector 27 of Noida,” said Ajay Pal Sharma, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), Noida. Police said that the arrested criminals were identified as Rishipal, Parveen, Shyam Singh and Kalyan Singh all natives of Amroha district, and Satte, who belongs to Bijnor. While Shyam and Kalyan are identified as brothers. The officer further said “five pistols, 20 bullets, Rs 6 lakh in cash, and a gold chain were recovered from their possession. While the stolen car they were travelling in has been impounded.”

“All the five accused belong to the Baheliya community and a wandering type of robbers with no fixed base. They used to stay around 15 days at one place and then move on to another. They generally targeted areas where they have some relatives or acquaintance living, who helped them in giving details of potential targets,” Sharma added.