Two 'axle gang' members nabbed for highway robbery

Noida | Monday | 16th January, 2017

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Their call details were monitored and it was found that they had been in touch with the two other accused, who used to come to Gautam Budh Nagar only to commit loots. "Apart from getting old cheap axles from knackers of the area, the two youth had stolen rods from at least seven-eight generators from two villages under Jewar tehsil, Dayanatpur and Begumpura. GREATER NOIDA: Two youths, including a class X student, have been arrested for looting Rs 10 lakh of jewellery from a family travelling from Kanpur to Delhi via the Yamuna Expressway in the wee hours of December 26. The youths who are part of the 'axle gang', had thrown an axle on the vehicle to stop it and committed the loot as soon as the vehicle stopped.According to police, the youths, Rameshwar alias Lala (22) and Satya Prakash alias Satte (26), are real brothers who used to commit highway robberies along with two of their relatives, who stay in West Bengal.According to the police, the youths belong to Palwal district of Haryana, where their family is settled. This led us to suspect them," said a police officer.According to police, the two had planned the December 26 loot along with their brothers-in-law, Manoj Das and Jeewan, who stay in Nakasipara area of Nadia district in West Bengal.Jewar Circle Officer Dileep Singh told TOI that after area surveillance, it came to light that some people had visited their residence at the Bani area of Israel town in Jewar, where the accused had planned the alleged loot..