Thak Thak gang members arrested with jewellery worth 1 cr

New Delhi, Aug 7 Delhi police arrested two members of 'Thak Thak' gang and seized jewellery worth one crore from their possession.

The arrested members of the gang have been identified as Sandeep and Santosh.

An incident of robbery was reported at DBG road police station on August 6 after which the police scanned the CCTV footage of the area and based on the specific information laid a trap near Central Market, Madangiri.

Both the accused were apprehended at 8.30 p.m. and jewellery robbed from a businessman at Rani Jhansi road was recovered from them.

The jewellery was meant for the marriage of the victim's daughter.

Giving details of the gang's modus operandi, DCP South Delhi Atul Thakur said, "They target cars and two-wheelers. They put some oil on the bonnet or engine of the car, which throws up fumes and foul smell on heating and follow the vehicle till the driver stops to check it. While the owner of the vehicle is busy checking the fault, they steal the bag, mobile, laptop and other valuables from the car."

One of the arrested accused Sandeep was also held last year in Hauz Khas for stealing Rs 70 lakh from a car using the same modus operandi.

( With inputs from IANS )