Interstate gang of vehicle lifters busted following murder probe

BOKARO: Giridih police on Monday busted an interstate gang of dacoits, who used to steal SUVs by hiring them and later murdering their drivers. The kingpin of the gang, which has about half-a-dozen members and was active in Jharkhand and Bihar, was arrested along with one of his gang members.
Giridih SP Amit Renu said, “We have recovered a Scorpio and a Toyota Qualis from their possession.We are interrogating the kingpin, Mohammad Khurshid Ansari, and his associate Mohammad Sultan Ansari alias Tipu, following which raids are on to nab other members of the gang.”
Ansari is a resident of Jamui in Bihar Sultan is from Jhariagadi of Giridih. Police are verifying their criminal antecedents from other police stations of neighbouring districts in Jharkhand and Bihar.
Police zeroed in on to the duo while investigating the murder of a Scorpio driver whose body was found under a culvert at Patrodih bridge under Bengabad police station on December 8.
Later, police identified the deceased as Ajay Ram, a resident of Lachhuwara village in Jamui and informed his family about his death. His family told police that Ram worked as a driver for a private taxi operator, Neeraj Kumar Singh, who is also a resident of Lachhuwara village.
The gang members had hired the SUV on December 7 from Lachhuwara to travel to Chhotki Khargadiha area. On the way, they killed Ram and stole the Scorpio, which police recovered on December 13 following the arrest of Khurshid.