Gang arrested for committing dacoities

A gang of five persons, including a young woman, were arrested at Garia in the southern suburbs of Kolkata today for being allegedly involved in a number of dacoities and gold and cash, besides arms and ammunition were seized from the.

The five were arrested during a special drive by South 24 Parganas Police Special Protection Force following a tip off that they had assembled at Garia to carry out another crime, police said.

The police seized from them about 90 grams of gold, Rs 21000 in cash, a multi-utility vehicle, a motorcycle, a one shotter revolver, some cartridges besides a number of bombs.
 

They were found to be residents of Tangra in Kolkata and were allegedly involved in a number of dacoities in the district, in North 24 Parganas and Howrah too, the police said.