Two members of dacoit gang arrested
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Two members of a six-member gang involved in dacoity and chain-snatching incidents were arrestedon Monday when they were moving around suspiciously near pawnbrokers’ shops in Chamundipuram.
The duo - Shivakumar, 30, a resident of D. Salundi village in Jayapura near here and Harish Yadav, 23, a resident of Sharadadevi Nagar in Mysuru – were part of the gang involved in a case of dacoity in Vidyaranyapuram police station limits in August 2020.
Police said two members of the gang had approached a woman in a house in Vidyaranyapuram seeking a glass of water. When the woman went inside to fetch water, they entered the house. bolted the door from inside, flashed a knife at her and threatened her of dire consequences if she did not part with the valuables in the house, police said.