International burglar gang busted with arrest of 5 Colombians'

Police today claimed to have busted an international gang of burglars with the arrest of five Columbian nationals, including a woman, who targetted homes, including that of a former Chief Secretary.

950 grams of gold ornaments, foreign currencies, expensive watches, pens and two cars were seized from them, Commissioner of Police T Suneel Kumar said.

The gang had purchased one of the cars from an online car purchase firm, which helped police track them, he said, adding CCTV footage enabled police to identify and then arrest them.

The gang members are Jose Edwardo (40), Gustavo Adolfo (47), Yair Alberto (45), Eduard Alexis (38) and a woman, Kinberly Jhoarya (30).

They were involved in at least six cases of burglary in posh localities like Jayanagar, JP Nagar, Sadashivanagar and HSR Layout, he said.

They also targetted the residence of former chief Secretary Kaushik Mukherjee, he said