Bhubaneswar: The Commissionerate Police has managed to arrest four criminals of the notorious ‘Bawariya Gang’ hailing from Uttar Pradesh and seized 16 gold chains from the accused persons.
The arrested criminal have been identified as Pradeep Kumar (38), Vikash (28), Rabi Kumar (35), and Babu Ram(37), all hailing from Shamli district of Uttar Pradesh, the police said.
Investigating a series of gold chain snatching cases in morning hour from women morning walkers by two motorcyclists using black Pulsar, Commissionerate Police BBSR successfully nabbed a gang putting an end to that crime. The gang was operating from Balasore-Bhadrak-Cuttack City-Bhubaneswar-Puri and wanted by many police districts of the state.
In recent past the gang was active in Odisha from the Month of February to May of this year and in the month of June – August of the last year. Reading the crime pattern, their movement, area of operation, CCTV records, vehicle used, the gang could be detected and arrested from Puri where they were on their way to commit more crime.
A total of 16 gold chains weighing about 200 Grams, two numbers of Black and Red pulsar having Delhi registration number, two numbers of mobile phones, wearing apparels of the crime, D.L, Aadhar Card, Voter Card and other documents from the accused persons.
Modus Operandi and area of operation :-
Generally, these gang members hail from villages in Samli District of Uttar Pradesh and operate in all important cities of the states of India having transit base at Delhi. They are having a particular and unique mode of operation and notoriously famous as “Bawariya Gang’.
There are a number of adjacent villages from where those gang members operate and highly dreaded, ferocious and professional criminals spreading their net throughout India. They use motorcycles to commit crime and tamper the number plates by scratching the digits so also changing the vehicles.
They target gold chains of women morning walkers and within a moment absconds from the spot after snatching. They used to park their motor cycles in parking area and use that in morning hour to commit crime. They used to stays in hotels and change their location from one city to other after crime to avoid police suspicion and arrest. They use to dispose stolen gold at U.P and repeat the same process within a time difference of 15 to 20 days. They prefer train to travel different parts of India.
It is their modus operandi and most of their villagers and nearby villagers are doing the same crime as their profession for earning easy money.
“In the present case four members of the infamous ‘Bawariya gang’ were arrested from Puri Railway station and efforts are on to nab other gang members and recovery of stolen gold chains, the Commissionerate Police said.
Brief History of “Bawariya Gang “.
- The Bawariyas are notorious for a whole host of crimes like murder, rape, burglaries, road robbery, chain snatching, house dacoit with rape and murder and their name is enough to send shivers down the spines of villagers and commuters on road.
- Operation Bawaria was an operation first undertaken by Tamil Nadu Police against organized dacoity, murder and robbery that were prevalent in residential areas near the National Highway during 1995 – 2006 that was carried out by the notorious group of lorry drivers who belonged to Bawaria community.
- The Bawaria gang was involved in many heinous and sensational crimes in multiple states. They were also called as the Lorry Gang. Their place of stay is mostly North India.
Bawariyas:
- The Bawarias are a nomadic tribe scattered over North India. They are traditionally hunters and cruel by nature. They Camp by the roadside away from the population.
- The Bawariyas move in different groups and their group can have 5 to 10 members. Wherever they plan an attack -in a city or village- they make their headquarter nearby.
- On the day of Diwali, after prayers, Bawariyas leave their native places to carry out attacks. During day time they live like ‘Banjaras’ and keep changing their locations.
- The Bawariyas are also known as ‘Chaddi Banian Gang’, who strike wearing only undergarment. For their safety, Bawariyas put lubricant or oil on their bodies which makes it hard to capture them.
- They wander and roam around as beggars to identify potential houses to attack. The Bawariyas carry rods, axes, and knives. They attack multiple houses and then move to a different place. The Bawariyas leave their excreta, as a ritual, at the place of attack.
The Commissionerate Police has appealed citizens not to walk in very early hour in the morning and avoid going alone on morning walks. When going out for walk, plucking flowers, fetching articles in the morning citizens must remain alert and do dot expose wearing gold ornaments to be a target of snatchers, the police appeals.
