Seven men floated gang to clear their credit card dues

Jaipur: Seven members of a gang including two with hearing and speaking difficulties who communicated through video calls using sign language were arrested for allegedly looting petrol pumps at three different locations here, the crime branch said on Thursday.

DCP (crime) Digant Anand said that all seven accused had attended the same school and formed a gang to pay credit card bills and splurged the rest of the money on parties. “Staff of a Ghat Gate located fuel station had alleged that unidentified criminals robbed Rs 1.38 lakh from them on September 8 at gunpoint. A special team was constituted to follow the trail and we finally arrested all seven accused including the gang leader,” he said.

The accused were idenitfied as alleged gang leader Nicky Burman (22), his brother Vicky Burman (23), Ajay Saini (23), Shravan Gautam (19), Chetan Kumawat (23), Deepak Roy (25), and Vishnu Jangid (23).

Police said that Vishnu Jangid and Chetan Kumawat both are deaf and mute and used sign languages on video calls to communicate with other members of the gang.

Anand said that the gang looted cash from three petrol pumps in the city, located in Lal Kothi, Muhana and Sodala police station limits.

“Nicky was the leader of the gang. After each offence, the accused booked a hotel room and visited clubs, bars and restaurants,” Anand said, adding that Nicky had spent Rs 50,000 from the lotted cash to pay up his cried car debts.

Interestingly, police also learned that the accused had stolen a scooter from Jyoti Nagar and parked the vehicle at the same location after they used it to loot a petrol pump.

Police have also recovered the illegal firearm of their possession. “The gang initially plotted to rob medical stores where large cash collection is taken to banks for deposits. But they revised their plans and focused on petrol pumps,” Anand said.


Stay updated with the latest news on Times of India. Don't miss daily games like Crossword, Sudoku, and Mini Crossword.