Man Caught for theft turns out to be Millionaire

A 'petty' thief caught red-handed stealing Rs 1 lakh from the dickey of a motorbike by the police in Katihar, 300km east of Patna, has turned out to be a crorepati! 

"Katihar Town police is stunned that Arjun Yadav, the kingpin and a mastermind of a gang of thieves who specialised in stealing from vehicles, even owned a showroom for TVS motorbikes, superintendent of police," Kshatranil Sungh told HT on Saturday.

"He trained thieves to strip luxury cars and motorbikes and steal valuables. The members of the gang would throw a few Rs 10 currency notes near the vehicles to divert attention of drivers or vehicle owners. As they picked the small change, gang members would make away with cash and valuables," Singh said.

Interestingly, nobody in Yadav's neighbourhood in Gerabari village under Korha block, some 30 kms away from Katihar, ever knew that he was a thief.

"He owns a three-storied building located at Teja Tola locality under Town police station, another house at Gerabari in Korha police station area worth crores and his children study in prestigious schools," the SP said.

The thiefs 'social stature's came to light during investigations. Police found that he was a sub-dealer of TVS motorcycle (showroom) and had several bank accounts, besides owning six shops. 

"Police has begun the investigation into the case to unearth assets and involve the income-tax department for further probe," the SP added.

According to him, the accused is a active member of robbery gang which is active in the state under the name of ''Korha''-after the place of origin. The group has collected huge physical assets by way of loot and robbery, said Singh, adding that he has asked the Korha circle officer to investigate his investments in realty.

"We had arrested many members of his gang in the past, but Yadav always gave us the slip," said the official.

According to the police, he had never committed any theft in town police station area and that was the reason why locals were unaware of his misdeeds.

Korha is a very backward block of Bihar, with police recording that most households have members who are fully or partially into unlawful activities. The block has a population of 4000 males, many of them into theft , pick-pocketing, looting and robbery. All the thieves of the village are members of a committee that monitors and manages the daily working of the group.

"It is mandatory to send the collected money back to the village committee because it distributes money and goods to thieves and others engaged in similar professions," said an official.

"The committee also hires lawyers to bail the thieves out when they are arrested and charged", the officer said, adding that it also keeps a percentage of the looted money and goods for smooth functioning of the village.

The kingpin of the racket  is instrumental in training the children and sending them to metros and small towns across India.

Source: Hindustan Times

Arrested for killing Dogs for Dog Biryani and Korma

Two Kalina residents were arrested yesterday for allegedly abducting, killing and then eating pet dogs in the locality. According to the local police, the duo may have killed close to a dozen dogs after luring them with biscuits, so they could then feast on ‘dog biryani and korma’.

Lalaronei Inbuon alias Nonou (27) and Mishanbur Chinaupram alias Kho Kho (20), who hail from Manipur, were arrested after a complaint from their neighbour, Santosh Shetty, who had been searching for his missing dog — a Labrador Retriever — since January 13. A witness tipped him off about the duo, saying they had taken the dog away.

After searching for his pet for two days, Shetty approached the Vakola police and registered a complaint, after which the cops apprehended the accused. A police source said the cops soon discovered the dog’s carcass in a trash bin, after they questioned the duo. They also found a few dog leashes and collars in the bin, indicating that the accused had possibly done this before.

On questioning the pair, the police learnt that the two would go out for evening strolls in the neighbor hood and keep an eye out for well-kept, pedigree pets. They would lure the dogs to their home with biscuits and would then brutally butcher the animals. They would allegedly feast on up to 10 kg of dog meat, prepared as ‘dog biryani’ and ‘dog korma’. Cops also found a large steel utensil that the duo allegedly used for these preparations.

Nearly a dozen dogs had gone missing in the past year, and the police suspect the accused were involved in those cases as well, said a source. It is also learnt that when confronted, the two disclosed that dog meat is a common meal in their native place in Manipur.

They were booked under Sections 379 (theft) and 429 (Mischief by killing or maiming cattle, etc) of the Indian Penal Code and under relevant sections of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960.

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“The two accused were produced before the magistrate’s court and have been remanded to police custody for two days,” said Vilas Joshi, senior police inspector at the Vakola police station.

Source : Mid-Day

Watching Cricket Match Kills Boy

NEW DELHI: A man bludgeoned his 10-year-old brother-in-law to death for watching TV at a high volume in west Delhi's Nihal Vihar area on Thursday night. 

The accused, Harish Chand, had come to the capital from Bihar for a medical check-up and had been staying with his in-laws since the past five days. The child's parents were, however, not home at the time of the murder. 

Police said 30-year-old Chand was sleeping when the child, who was in another room, switched on the TV to watch a cricket match and kept increasing the volume. When 10-year-old Jairam ignored Chand's requests to lower the TV's volume, Chand hit the boy on the head with a grinding stone. On realizing that he had killed his brother-in-law, Chand panicked, locked the house and fled the spot. 

When the boy's parents returned home around 11pm and found the house locked, they first assumed Chand had taken the minor out for a walk. However, after failing to reach Chand on his mobile phone, the couple grew suspicious and broke down the door only to find Jairam lying in a pool of blood. 

Police are trying to nab the accused who has been absconding since the incident. The victim's body has been sent for a postmortem. 

The boy's parents recently moved to the capital and work as laborer's at a factory here. Their elder son died of cancer a few years ago. 

Source: TOI