2 women arrested for stealing 22 water motors

Aurangabad | Sunday | 9th December, 2018

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AURANGABAD: Cidco police nabbed two women thieves for their alleged involvement in stealing water motors from different parts of the city.The gang comprising only women has been active in the city for over a year. During interrogation, the suspect revealed that the absconding woman was reportedly involved in innumerable water motor thefts and has a record of involvement in petty offences including stealing cattle and goats. Police recovered 22 water motors from their houses.Talking about the modus operandi of the gang, an officer privy to the investigation said that armed with an axe, the suspects would step out of their house around 4am. They would cover themselves with a shawl and carry cement bags for passersby to assume them to be ragpickers. The suspect has been identified as Radhabai Raju Chandne from Jadhavwadi.When the woman was detained for questioning, she confessed to have committed a series of motor thefts along with her accomplices..