5 arrested in Delhi for cattle thefts

July 04, 2017 09:25

Five persons allegedly involved in cattle thefts in the national capital have been arrested.

The accused were involved in over 100 cases of theft of cattle and other articles from the National Capital Region, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Crime) Madhur Verma said.

Four country-made pistols, 10 live cartridges, master keys, house-breaking instruments and two tempos were recovered from their possession, he added.

They were nabbed on the intervening night of June 30 and July 1 near a petrol pump located in Bhajanpura on the main Wazirabad Road in northeast Delhi, the officer said.

The accused persons belong to the Lukman Gang, and have been involved in cattle thefts for the last couple of years, and used to sell the cattle to someone in Ghaziabad for slaughter.

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